U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535
December 16, 2016
MR. JOHN GREENEWALD JR.
FOlPA Request No.: 1362021-000
Subject: COOPER, MILTON WILLIAM
Dear Mr. Greenewald:
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SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552
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policy and (B) are in fact properly classified to such Executive order;
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matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding
or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld;
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private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of record or information compiled by a criminal law
enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence
investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, ( E ) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement
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individual;
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(d)(5) information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action proceeding;
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or apprehend criminals;
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privilege under Federal programs, or which would identify a source who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity
would be held in confidence;
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information pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence;
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he release of which would compromise the testing or examination process;
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who furnished the material pursuant to a promise that his/her identity would be held in confidence.
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Case ID #: 62E-PX-62617 (Closed)
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Title: MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
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Cooper Family Targeted by
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Public Notice
and update page
Judicial notice is hereby served by affiants upon the United States any other
interested party named within. This public notice will be construed to comply with
provisions necessary to establish presumed fact under the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and attending State rules should interested parties fail to rebut any given
allegation or matter of law addressed herein. The position will be construed as
adequate to meet requirements of judicial notice, thus preserving fundamental law.
Matters addressed herein) if not rebutted, will be construed to have general
application. This public notice includes all information which will be found by
following the links on this page and by following the links found on any page that is
linked from this page. A true and correct copy of this Public Notice is on file with
and available for inspection at the office of VERITAS national newspaper and at
the office of Harvest Trust. This public notice addresses federal jurisdiction, federal
authority, jurisdiction and authority of federal agents, the Constitutionality and
lawful character of the income tax and the Internal Revenue Service, and other
agencies of the United States government including but not limited to the
Department of the Treasury, and legal application of the Internal Revenue Code.
Any statements or claims made by the AfHants in this public notice, properly
rebutted by facts of Law, or by overriding Constitution for the United States of
America, Article Three, Supreme Court rulings, shall not prejudice the Lawful
validity of other claims not properly rebutted or invalidated by facts of Law.
This public notice has been published on this WebPages for more than three days
which fulfills the legal requirement under the law in accordance to Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure and attending rules of the State of Arizona. This public notice is
mirrored on three websites in addition to this website.
On July 2, 1998 Special Agent Steve Fillerup of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation approached the bottom of the hill and
honked his horn. He attempted to entice us to accept a document
that he held in his hand. We refused the document and refused to
enter into discussion with him. I told him he was out of his
jurisdiction and cited the documentation and Supreme Court
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cases to that effect which we have in our possession. I told him to
inform his traitor supervisors that, ’’Tell them they stepped on
their dicks this time," Special Agent Fillerup replied, "I think we
probably did." He got back in his blazer and drove away.
On July 1, 1998, U. S, District Court Judge Irwin (ADL)
unconstitutionally and unlawfully stepped outside the
jurisdiction and authority of the United States when he issued a
bench warrant for the arrest of William and Annie Cooper for
not appearing in "his" court on an unconstitutional and unlawful
summons which was NEVER served. The United States has no<
jurisdiction or venue within the territorial boundaries of the
State of Arizona except over land that was ceded to the United
States by the by the State Legislature.
WARNING !l Any attempt by the federal government or anyone
else to execute the unconstitutional and unlawful arrest warrants
issued by Judge Irwin will be met with armed resistance. Any
person who attempts to kidnap our children will be shot upon
discovery.
We are formed as the Constitutional and Lawful unorganized
Militia of the State of Arizona and the united States of America
and have made many public statements to that affect since 1990.
All of these statements are on record on tapes of our lectures and
broadcasts. These tapes are dispersed in the hands of Americans
across the nation. By invading the Sovereign jurisdiction of the
State of Arizona to attack the Citizens of the State of Arizona the
United States has declared war upon the Citizens of the several
States of the Union
Therefore a STATE OF WAR exists between the Citizens of the
Union States and the corporate United States,
We will be Free under Constitutional Republican government
guaranteed to us by the organic Constitution for the united States
of America or we will be dead. This is the land of the free and the
home of the brave. We have drawn our line in the sand.
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imi 12:55 PM
Biography of Williara Cooper
Williaw Cooper was reared in an Air Force faraily. As a child he lived in
nany different, countries, graduating from Yamato High School Japan. William
served with the Strategic Air Command, United States Air Force. He held a
secret clearance working on B-52 bombers, KC-135 refueling aircraft, and
MinUteman missiles. William received his Honorable. Discharge, in 1965.
Fulfilling a dream previously frustrated by chronic motion sickness,
William joined the United States NaVy. He served aboard the submarine USS
TirU (SS-416) , aboard the USS Tombigbee (AOG-ll) , USS Charles Berry
(DE-1035) , and the UsS Ofiskany (CVA-34) .
Cooper was a member of the Office of Naval ' Security and Intelligence
serving as. a Harbor and River Patrol Boat Captain at DaNang and the Dong Ha
River Security Group, Cua Viet, Republic of Vietnam. William Cooper was
awarded several medals for his leadership and heroism during combat
including two With "V" for Valor.
He served on the Intelligence Briefing Team for the commander In Chief of
the Pacific Fleet. William Was the. designated SPECAT operator in the
CTNCPACFLT Command Center at, Makalapa Hawaii. There he heid a Top Secret,
Q, SI, security clearance achieving the rank of First Class Petty Officer,
QMl, E-6 after only 8 years of NaVal service. William Cooper received an
Honorable Discharge in 1975.
William attended Long Beach City College where he. picked Up an Associate, of
Science Degree in Photography. He founded the Absolute image Studio and
Gallery of Fine Art. Photography.:
William held the. position of Executive Director of Adelphi Business
College, Pacific Coast Technical institute, and National Technica.l College.
Mr.: Cooper Was the Nationai Marketing Coordinator for National Education
and Software.
He produced several documentaries covering subjects such as the Kennedy
assassination and secret, black projects that have built flying disk shaped
craft. William is art internatiortally acclaimed radio personality
broadcastirtg the; Hour Of The Time on WrMI Worldwide short-wave 9.955 mHz at.
8 PM easterrt time. Monday thru Friday eights.
William Cooper, Trustee, has founded for Harvest. Trust, the CAJX News.
Service, VERITAS, national full size newspaper. The Intelligence. Service,
Harvest Publications, and has helped oVer 700 low power FM affiliate
stations get eqUiped and on the air... including the station he, manages, as
Trustee, for the Independence Foundation Trust, 101.1 Eagar, Arizona/
broadcasting to 7,000 people.
william Cooper -is a World class lecturer, one of the few other than
superstars, monarchs, and Popes Who haVe. appeared at Wembly in London.:
William Cooper is the Secretary Trustee of the. Harvest Trust.
Under his leadership Harvest Trust Ventured into the publishing trade. The
first book under the Harvest Trust imprint. Was Oklahoma City:; Day One by
Michele Marie Moore... the definitive classic, on the Oklahoma City bombing
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Authorities say Cooper never sued the iRS
nes Donahue
lfxJ^)en(tenl,
lAG AR — A claim by Eagar resi*
It William, Cooper that he filed a
! ‘Suit three years.ago protesting the
i ality of the federal income tax has
[ ;n disputed by a federal attorney.
Assistant U. ,S. Attorney .Steven
nerip.'ofHioenix, said he did not
)w of any lawsuit filed by Cooper
Federal District Court in Arizona.
‘1 personalty don’t know of such a
,t. If there was one, I would expect
,0 come to my .attention,”’ Winerip
d.
Winerip is the irian iri charge of
ving arrest warrants on Cooper and
i common law wife, Annie Mord-
fst. for failing to file federal income
zretumsin 1993 and 1994,
Mordhorst also is charged with giv-
ing false information to a bank to
obtain a loan to purchase radio equip-
ment. "
Cooper and Mordhorst say they
plan to resist arrest , and do not expect
to be taketi alfve.
While he has refused to be inter-
viewed, Coo^r claims in both his
publication and on his internet web
site Aat he and his wife plan to “stand
and fight.,.,. with all the means at our
disposal any assault, which may be
mounted upon our property or per-
sons.”
He also claims he has been pro-
mised help by an area militia group,
which has b^n ‘‘placed on standby
alert for deployment should we be
attacked by the government.”
Winerip says he has been reading
Cooper’s, website and is concerned
about developments in Eagar.
“We arc going to do everything
possible to expedite the warrants,
without a violent confrontation,”' he
said.
Cooper, a former Navy intelligence
officer, and his. wife operate what they
describe as a militia information ser-
vice cdled Harvest Trust.
The" organization, which operates
out of the Cooper home, involves a
regular radio broadcasting station, a
newspaper call^ •‘‘Veritas,*’ several
self-published books, and an active
website on the Internet.
Cooper srdd last month in a story
published in his newspaper that he
filed suit against “the United States,
Govermnent, the IRS, Attorney Gen-
eral Janet Reno, U.S.. Attorney for the
District of Arizona Janet Napolitano,
and others, demanding the court sim-
ply order the defendants to either pro-
duce the docuihentation that ,allows,
the IRS to tax.,.,.or admit that no such
documentation exists.”
^ He said the suit has been active for
almost three years,'“and the federal,
judge has refuse to order the defen-
dants to obey the law and produce
their authority or admit that it does,
not exist.”
A search of Cooper’s, website,
however, revealed that C<x>per appar-
ently has withdrawn his. law ,suit
because of a technicality.
He wrote: “Upon discovery that
U^Si District Court in Ilroenix. is an
Article I court, we withdrew our suit
against defendants for the reason that
Title I courts have no jurisdiction over
Citizens, of the Union .States. Only
Article III courts, and the U.S.
Supreme Court have jurisdictioii in
cases; concerning Citizens. of Union
States.
“We cannot find an Article III
Court existing anywhere in the United
States of America,” he vm>te.
Wnerip said there is no such thing;
as a Class I or Class III federal court.
He said he understands, however,
that citizens like Cooper who! are
challenging the authority of. the tax
law and federal judges claim the Con- ^
stitution makes.a distinction between
the authority granted Article I and y
Article III judges.
“These people just don’t believe
the fellows \yho serve as federal dis-
trict judges have the authority to rule
on their complaints,”- the assistant
U.S. attorney said.
Briefs
mrmm
’age 18 - White Mountain Independent - Friday, Juty 17, 1,998
White Mountain Commto
Eagar tax protester says militia will help h
ames Donahue
lelnd^wndent
EAGAR — Residents of Eagar arc
uietly watching a house on the hill
/here federal tax resister William
'ooper is waiting for federal mardials.
) make their move.
Nobody knows if Coopet is alone
r if he is accompanied by a small
rmy of militia members, who he now
laims are committed to standing with
im. their guns, cocked and loaded,
gainst any move authorities might be
tanning.
Nob<^y knows how such a stand-
Y will end, including the U. S. Attor-
I :y‘s office in Phoenix, which has
ica assigned the job of serving arrest
arrants on Cooper and his common
w wife. Annie Mordhorst.
“We are going to do everything
)S$ible to exp^ite the warrants
ithout a violent confrontation,**'
ephcn G. Winerip, assistant U. .S.
Attorney, said Tliesday.
Winerip said he has been reading
Cooper*s web site and did not miss,
an entry on July 10 that a militia
group agreed to stand with Cooper
and Moi^orst during their resistance.
The statement read: “The Com-
manding General of the Second Con-
tinental Army of the Republic (Mili-
tia) has ordered, special operations
units of experienced combat veterans
placed on standby alert for deploy-
ment should we be attacked by the
government.**
Cooper has declined to be inter-
viewed by this, newspaper. He has
given permission to use information
from his web site, however.
In what .appears to be a daily diary
of events now going on at his home.
Cooper also noted that “trip flares.and
alarm systems (are) in place.and oper-
ating.**
He also wrote that a 24-hour civil-
ian sky watch is in place so that air-
craft flying within IS miles of his
Wiijerip said federal marspals
will arrest Cooper
and Mordhorst at some time,
but they will attempt to do it
in a peaceful way
so that nobody is hnrmed..
He said the warrants
for their arrest were
issued July 1 by U.S.
District Judge Stephen M.
McNamee following indictments
by a federal grand Jury
on four counts of wolation
of U.S. tax laws.
home are tracked. He indicated that
he has a supply of stored food and
water, a generator and emergency
equipment as well as other equipment
stocked in the home in preparation
for a lengthy siege.
Cooper declajfed in a publication
issued last week that he and Annie
are prepared “to stand and
fight., .with all the means at our dis-
posal any assault, which may be
mounted upon our property or per-
sons.**
He said he and his. wife don*t ex-
pect to win the fight but have drawn a.
line in the sand.
They have two young daughters in
the house,' who they say they will not
release to authorities.
‘They are not shields, as; our ene-
mies will claim,** Cooper wrote. He
said he feels that allowing the girls to
“disappear into the immoral and de-
structive government child care and
foster home industry** is a fate worse
than death. 1
“If we are found dead, it will never
be because we committed suicide.,.
It will be cold blooded murder,** he
wrote.
Winerip said federal marshals will
arrest Cooper and Mordhorst at some
time, but they will attempt to do it in a
peaceful way so that nobody is,
harmed.
He said the wanants for their arrest
were issued July 1 by IJ. ,S. District
Judge Stephen M. McNamee follow-
ing indictments by a federal grand
jury on four counts of violation of
y.S. tax laws.
The indictments claim that Cooper
and Mordhorst failed to. file tax
returns to the Internal Revenue Ser-
vice in 1993 and 1994, and that
Mordhorst made false statements to
Frontier State Bank to secure a loan to
purchase a satellite system.
The indictment said Mordhorst
falsely told the bank she was em-
ployed as. vice president of a company
Friday.JuJy 1,0. 1998 -V.
m
:agar tax protester vows to resist federal coi
ies Donahue lication. and also on his internet web
page. Cooper declared -the federal
AGAR — An Eagar tax protester income tax “a criminal fraud.” He
vowed to forcibly resist efforts by said his three-year-old lawsuit against
deral judge to have him arrested the United .States government, the
ailing to appear in court on appar- IRS, Attorney General Janet Reno,
charges. of not filing , an income ,and U.S. Attorney for the State of Ari-
etum. zona has been all but ignored by fed-
^illiam Cooper, ,a former Navy eral courts.
Iligence officer now operating Instead, Cooper said ,a federal
l he describes as a militia infor- Judge issued a warrant for his arrest
on service called Harvest Trust, because he refus^ to answer a sum-
in a publication issued last wwk mions to appear in court to answer
he .andhis wife, Annie, are pre- “legal fictions." - [
d to “stand and fight.,.,. with all .When FBI agent, Steve Fillerup, of
! neans at our dispo^ any assault Lakeside, tried to serve the summons
:h may be mounted upon our on. June 18, Cooper said, “We told
, erty or persons." him that we are not the leg^ fictions
x>per declined to be interviewed named iri .the summons and ordered
, jave permission to use informa- him off the property. I told him he
published in both his newspaper was trespassing and that he had no
; >n his web site. federal Jurisdiction or authority with-
,thc copyright stoiy in the June, in the territorial boundaries, of the
of Veritas. , a Harvest Trust pub- state of Arizona.”
He said Fillerup left vvithout Serv-
ing the warrant.
' ^Allowing our children,
to disappear into the irnmoral and
destructlye governrnent child care
and fostei;. home industry , run
by the mind controlling bogus
psychology profession only to be
abused and sexually assaulted
for, niany years is a fate worse
than death, and we simply will, not
allow, such a thing to happen,
to our precious little girls.”
Cooper said people must
understand ”we are not
anthgovernment, radicat,
fundamen talist, crazy, suicidal or
anything else we may be called.”
“Since .ho, service was made, the
court, can take no action if the court
obeys the Jaw," Cooper wrote.
A public relations.spokesperson for
the U-.S. Attomey’s offiw in Phoenix
was not available Wednesday for
comment.
In a lengthy document tided:
“Notice, Contract. Declaration of Cit-
izenship, Affidavit, and Demand”
posted on Cooper’s, web, page on,
Tbesday, he explained that the 16th.
Amendment, which the federal gov-
ernment claims, gives it the right to,
tax its citizens, “was, not properly,
lawfully or constitutionally ratified by
the states of the union” and is. thus!
not a legal instrument,
. Even if it had been ratified. Cooper
argues that it does not provide for the
taxing of .domestic income from; the
people.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have two,
daughters, Dorothy and Allyson, esti-
mated at about seven and four years
oldi who, they say will remain with s<
them to perish if there is , an armed lit
confroritatioh.
“Tliey are hot shields, as our ene- ,ni
mies will claim, any more than chil- pt
dten have been shields for families, il;
which have been attacked by despo- ai
tism throughout history,” the story Tt
read.
“Allowing our children to disap- be
pear into the immoral and destructive It
government child care and foster as
home industry run by the mind ,c6h- ih'
trolling bogus psychology profession Tr
only to be abused and sexually as- Ci
Saul ted for many years is.a fate worse
than death, and we simply will hot “w
allow such a thing to happen to our tht
precious little girls.” wt
Cooper said people must under- ,wi
stand “we are not anti-government,
radical, fundamentalist, crazy, suicidal on
or anything else we may .be called. Cc
We are intelligent law .abiding rea- hai
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Daily Updale
August 9, 1998 - Uneventful • Still receiving word fr m People who have been
interrogated by FBI Special Agent Steve Fillerup th; t he is, "reallly concerned about
Cooper's children.” We think it’s very funny that Fi lerup (and the government as a
whole) were never worried about our children until i ur family came under threat of
mass murder by the United States. Fillerup knows w len they finally come to get us
the children will be murdered along with Annie and ! because they might grow up to
be Patriot leaders. It’s the old, "we did it for the chil Iren ploy." Apparently
government agents are taught that the only life that! > sacred is the life of a child.
They are taught to use this ploy to gain support of sh mple who cannot think for
themselves but can be easily manipulated by an cmo ional response to children whom
they are told may be in danger. AIMife is sacred not ust the lives of children... and
there are fates that children can suffer at the hands i f a despotic government that
a re worse, than dea th.
We LOVE our children. They are happier than most children you will ever meet.
They are better educated than any child their age wt > attends any Public School in
the nation. They have never been abused, beaten, hu) gr>’, or without shelter in their
lives. I have taught them about Freedomythe great P inciples and Ideals which have
made their country great, and the Constitution for th i united States of America tor
which we are fighting. Their mother comes from a Pi opie (Taiwan) and a family
(Pang) that has fought socialism and communism for many decades. They have been
taught by their mother the deceptions and dangers ol socialism and communism. Our
children are not now and never will be in danger fror i me or their mother.
The only danger to our children is the Nazi FBI Spec. il Agent Fillerup and all the
other little federal Nazis like him.
William Cooper
August 8, 1998 - Uneventful
August ?, 1998 - Uneventful
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Rights Reserved
We (WilMam and Annie Cooper)'
have been targeted for Imprisorrment
or extermination by the federal
government and the Anti Defamation
League (ADL) for documenting and
sourcing the truth about the tyranny
and despotism of the Illuminati's
corrtng sodaltet totalitarian new world
order. We have worked feverishly
since 1988 documenfing and sourcing
the facts of the treason being brought
about by the Illuminati's socialist
change agents in government, and
through the activities of Secret
Sodetres and organizations such as
the subversive Anti Defamation
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Omnia vincit veritas
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when is teSng the ?
truth terrorism in
this country? -
to f- &
of VERITAS whtch
exposed. '
documented, and
sourced the facts * ' ■ ' ' '
of the treason and the fraud of the
so-called irwome tax admirristered by
the so-called IRS. a series of 8
broadcasts exposing the Anti
I aaaiia «« « rfiminal and
you think this is far
fetched be
forewarned that
these people are
noted in the Internal
Revenue Manual as
being subject to the
Tax.
My research was
confirmed when I
found the following
quote by Supreme
Court Justice
Fields;
1. to r. Annie & William Cooper ^ Dorothy & AUyson Cooper
The Cooper Family
he fraud of the government by slate's l^islature business
admirristered by and over only those, specific crimes ss mucf
a series of 8 enumerated in the C^Ctufen for the limited I
ing the Anti united States of Atperica. There is withirtits
«« criminal and onlv one exception and. that is
t Coooer
1 cooper I
j to lax is tirrvted to
{persons,
r I 1 n .i r I property, and^
business within their juri^tcfion,*
as much as that of a state is
limited to the same subjects
withirt its jurisdiclion..*
June 26, 1998
Tobacco, and Firearms, or the Secret
Service, nor are any of these bogus
agencies Gsted.ih the United States
Code as agencies of any other
branch of government. These
agendes are in fact Actions.
And then I discovered the reason
why. The United States Supreme
Court in Brushaber v. Union Pacific
Railroad Company had already ruled
the federal income tax VOID because
Congress had unconstitutionally
delegated legislative power to the
Secretary of the Treasury to write the
Law concerning the administrative
and enforcement procedures. It was a
blatant and unconstitutional breach of
the separation of powers and In any
case the Constitutiot) does not grant
Congress the ability to delegate its
powers to anyone or anything or any
entity. That Is why there are so many
lies and so much subterfuge involved
In the adrranistration and enforcement
of the tax by the so-called Internal
Revenue Service.
■mCRty. 1(^95)
- 1
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription
9/17/96
DN LEAD #15111
PX LEAD #2302
On September 13, 1996, William Cooper, who goes by the
nickname "Bill", was contacted by telephone, a t (520)333-4543
This telephone an nears tn be
I in
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subscribed to byf
Eagar, Arizona.
T
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After advising Cooper of the purpose of the call, which
was to elicit information on a possible, association, with the
bottOaing , suspect Timothy McVeigh, Cooper provided the following
information:
Cooper advised that he broadcasts a radio program
oriented to the American Militia Movement. He also confirmed
that previously he had made use of a business Called "American
Voice Retrieval (AVR) " which allowed him to record and leave
messages on current events that could be accessed by telephone by
his listeners. Typically, these messages were one 'to two minutes
■ in length..
Cooper was, asked about any association he had with.
Timothy McVeigh. Cooper responded that he has, never met McVeigh,
and he is not aware of ever having spoken, to him. Cooper
explained that if McVeigh called his AVR number' in 1993,: it was
Only to listen to recorded messages, because. 'the. AVR system did
not allow for the taking of purchase orders or leaving listener
messages.
Cooper did explain, however, that in. November, 1994, he
received a visit at his research, center in St. Johns, Arizona
from two males, one. of whom resembled the. composite sketch of.
John Doe. #1.: Cooper said the man had short hair and an-
appearance like that of Timothy McVeigh, but. he was definitely
shorter than Timothy McVeigh.:
favestig»t»nw» 9/13/96 Lakeside, Arizona (telephonically)
■File#
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10-6-95)
Continuation of FD-302 of WILLIAM. COOPER
. On ^ 9/13/96 Page
Cooper went on to say that, the man looked a lot like
the, first composite sketch, released by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. (FBI) after the bombing in Oklahoma City. Cooper
then, remarked that the. FBI later changed the composite sketch to
fit a photograph that had been, taken.
While visiting with Cooper# the man who resembled
McVeigh told. Cooper to "watch Oklahoma." After the two men left,
the research center, they headed north on HWY 666 toward 1-40.:
Cooper said the mert were, under surveillance, and he intimated
that the interviewing Agent was aiware. of. this surveillance.:
Cooper stated that it is possible that he had a phone
conversation with Timothy McVeigh without being aware, of it,
because Cooper receives thousands of letters and telephone calls..
Cooper insisted that the man that visited him JLri. November, 1994
and said "watch Oklahoma." is not Timothy McVeigh, the man who is.
presently awaiting trial, concerning the. bombing of the Oklahoma.
City federal building.
Cooper said that there are many misperceptions andj lies
about, him and his work. Cooper stated that the news media is a
"pack of liars." For example. Cooper said he has often been
accused of being a white aupremagist and an anti-Semite. He
denied both, of these charges, saving I and
that he possesses some. Native American blood.
Cooper also denied advocating the. violent overthrow of
the U.S. government.: He said he. served in. the Armed Forces (Navy
and Air Force) during the Vietnam War, and Cooper said he lOved
his country. He. also claimed not to have, any hostility or
animosity to federal officers unless they are actively working to
undermine the constitutional principles Upon which our country
was founded. Cooper denied being a hate-monger.
in explaining his opposition to violence against the
government: — rnnnor r-Ta^med that he tried to talk, the right, wing
activist I |out of. marching on Washington.
At the conclusion of’ the. interview. Special Agent (SA)
l expressed a desire to meet with Cooper personally, and
cooper encouraged him to do so in the. near future .
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William Cooper/ who goes by the. nickname "Bill Cooper",
Was interviewed at a rest stop area just off Highway 60 within
the city limits of the town of Springerville, Arizona. Cooper
said he was born on May 6, 1943.: After being advised of the
identity of the interviewing Agent and the, purpose of the
interview. Cooper provided the following information:
Cooper advised that around November of 1994, he
received an unannounced visit by two young men (white males) at
his "research center" in St. Johns, Arizona. Cooper described
these two young men as being carbon copies of two men depicted in
composite sketches released by the FBI soon after the bombing of
the federal building in Oklahoma City in April, 1995.: Cooper did
not recall the names of the two visiting men. (For the sake of
clarification they will be referred to as John Doe One and John
Doe Two in view of the fact that they closely resembled the two
individuals named as such on the FBI composite sketches.)
According to Cooper, John. Doe Two did virtually all of
the talking, while his partner, John Doe One, Was silent. John
Doe Two told Cooper that they Were interested in his
philosophical and political messages, but they disagreed With him
bn his methods.; Cooper elaborated, explaining that he advocates
fighting the unconstitutional policies and practices of the
government by any legal, non-violent means. John Doe Two
suggested that more action was needed, and he asked Cooper if he
Would join them in their caUse, although they did not articulate
specifically what their cause or mission entailed. Cooper
declined, and the men left soon thereafter, ending a visit of
perhaps ten minutes that day.;
While they Walked out to their car, which Cooper could
only describe as being yellow in color, John Doe Two opened the
trunk and said that he wanted to give Cooper something. He
proceeded to remove from the trunk a copy of the book# "The
Turner Diaries" and handed it to Cooper. Cooper remarked that he
already had a copy of "that racist book"/ but the two men left
the book With him anyway.
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At this point in the interview. Cooper was asked if he
had retained their copy of "The Turner Diaries". Cooper
responded that he already had a copy of that book, and he wasn't
sure if he retained the copy left with him by the two men.
Cooper further explained that when he moved his research center
from St. Johns, he packed volumes and volumes of written work and
books in a large number of boxes, most of which are now stacked
up. Cooper said that if he looked for the copy of the book, it
might take him months to find it.
After giving Cooper "The Turner Diaries", the two men
got in their car and headed north on the highway toward 1-40.: As
they were leaving. Cooper, who had been inside with the two men
during the visit, noted that there were two vehicles down the
road.; Cooper was convinced that the two vehicles Were conducting
a surveillance of the men. One of the vehicles was described as
a generic-looking white government motorpool vehicle. The driver
was taking photographs of the men with Cooper. On the other side
of the road was a brown pickup truck with a camper shell. A man,
presumably the driver, was taking snapshots as if he were a
tourist, but he periodically turned in the direction of Cooper's
place to snap photographs of that area.
Cooper recalled that during the brief conversation with
the two men that they cautioned him to "watch Oklahoma City" just
before they left. Furthermore, John Doe Two asked Cooper if he
knew where they could sell valuable historical documents. The
man explained that he was talking about documents that might bear
the signature of an important person like George Washington.
Cooper responded that he had no idea where such documents could
be sold.
Cooper provided a physical description of the two men.
John Doe Two was the taller of the two. He was perhaps 5*10"
tall to 6'0" in height, with a stocky, muscular build. He was
cleanshaven and had dark hair.; During the course of their visit.
Cooper had noted that John Doe Two had a tattoo on his left arm,
and Cooper believes that it was a fake or temporary tattoo.;
Cooper said that during the conversation he even mentioned to
John Doe Two that he had a phony tattoo, and the man did not
disagree.
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John Doe Two did not appear to be Hispanic. His age
seemed to be that of a man in his late twenties.
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John Doe -One was thinner and shorter than his
counterpart. Cooper estimated John Doe One's height as being
between 5 '8" and 5 '10" tall. Cooper was insistent that John Doe
One was* certainly shorter than the man who has been identified as
Timothy* McVeigh, who is tall, perhaps 6 '2" in height. John Doe '
One- appeared to be in his early twenties.
Cooper said that both men. were veiry polite, neatly
dressed, and gave the appearance of clean cut military men who
were off-duty or bn leave. Both wore Levis or denim pants ,and^
short-sleeved, conservative shirts. When responding to
questions,. John Doe Two used polite terms. such as "Yes, sir; no,
sir."
After the twomen left. Cooper said that he did not
give them a second ^thought.; However, about two weeks later,,
'while broadcasting, oh his' short wave radio program. Cooper
received a call from an individual who asked him. what was going
on in Oklahoma. Att first. Cooper responded that he had no idea>
but then he recall ed^ the visit of the two men around November of.
1994, and he briefly recounted what had transpired.
At this point in the inteirview. Cooper was* asked if he
recorded his radio broadcasts. He responded that he did, and he
was then asked if he would make the 'tape concerning, that
telephone call available for review by the FBI. Cooper agreed
with this, .but .‘he said that it would take some time to locate
that specific tape since ; he was unsure of the exact date or even
the exact month when* the visit from the- two men had' taken place.
Cooper was then told that if finding that tape or a
copy of the book "The Turner Diaries" was simply .a matter of
making .the time to do it, he was asked .if he would permit the FBI
to search for these items on his behalf. Cooper responded that
he absolutely would not permit the FBI to go through his, records
or property.; He further explained'that he did not tinist the FBI
with : his property and said that the federal government and its
agents were 'too lacking in credibility to permit ’him to allow*
such. a search. , He agreed, however,- that he would try and locate
the tape and when found, would make the tape available to the
FBI. He also indicated that he would try "and find the book "The
Turner Diaries".;
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Cooper mentioned. that his group, which he called"the
Intelligence Service, has done .an extensive investigation of what
transpired, .in; Oklahoma City and the government ' s>..actions to
investiigate* after the. bombing. Cooper stated that around October
1, 1996, he 'Will be publishing a three-volume report on these
very issues. In summarizing, the results of his report. Cooper
stated that in ’his opinion the federal building in Oklahoma .City
blew up because it was a government "sting” “that 'went awry or-
that it was an intentional explosion, to ensure that the anti-
terrorism bill would be passed , by Congress and : that the federal
government would be .given additional law enforcement powers in
order to form , a police state.
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Cooper began his first radio broadcast in.May, '1992'.
At first, he broadcast through Radio Station WWCR in. Nashville,
Tennessee. He perfomed 'broadcasts .five nights a week. Since
then. Cooper xhas' terminated his associat ion*. with WWCR.;
Presently, Cooper sends out hisvradio ^broadcasts “by
satellite, which, are . then .picked up by .over 600 ;FM. stations around
the .country. Cooper, also publishes a political newspaper called-
"The Cadgy .News" (phonetic) . Cooper stated 'that he has.-published
a book entitled, "Behold a Pale “Horse", which has sold well among
militia members and people of like minds. :Cooper said he still
Cooper said that he moved his research center and
intelligence service out of St. /Johns about ;six;, months ago. He
said t he move: was precipitated by ;a conf lict that ;he ‘had with one
Cooper stated that he conducted a detailed and thorough
.background check on anyone who worked for his r intelligence
seirvice. 'He also required that, his intelligence, service
associates take an oath.to support and defend the Constitution of
the 'State of Arizona and the Constitution of the United States.-
Cooper said, that thus far he. has had good results ^with his
associates with the- exception of two ., 1 ( and
Ron! Peterson. According to Cooper, Peterson was an ex-police
of ficer .out of New York State and initially gave the appearance,
of being; a very/ competent associate. Eventually, Peterson, let
his supposed power go to his head, and Cooper had to discharge
-him.- ♦Allegedly, Peterson has since been charged with a bank
robbery -in New York.
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receives royalties from sales of that book, even though he has
done nothing to advertise the book,;
Cooper advised that when he was a young nan he sezrved
in the Navy, but left disillusioned with the policy decisions of
the Senior Admiral for whom he worked.; He gave as an example the
fact that he handled communications concerning sensitive matters
such as the bombing of Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam at a
time when the president of the United States was disavowing any
such actions.; After leaving the Navy, Cooper stated that he also
served in the Air Force.
At the conclusion of the interview. Cooper,- without
prompting, said that he believed that he was the subject of
Federal Grand Jury deliberations in Phoenix.; When asked about
the nature of the deliberations. Cooper responded that he has not
paid his taxes nor filed income tax returns. Cooper explained
that the income tax was an unconstitutional and illegal revenue,
and that the income tax amendment to the Constitution was never
properly ratified. Cooper said that as a young man he was
willing to fight and die for his country even though he later
learned that the war in Vietnam had nothing to do with the
national interests of the United States. Cooper stated that at
this point in his life he is more than willing to fight, and if
necessary, die for matters that really count in <his country.
«ApriMO, 1997
Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
P.O. Box48S
Lakeside, Arizona 85929
Our Intelligencej Oneratives in the state of Florida haive information that a member of the Lee
County Militia l |is actively attempting to recruit personnel to bomb a
Federal building. He has stated on several occasions that he belongs to an organization that will
pay S3 0.000 to any group who will blo w up a Federal building.
^ was apparently recruited by a terrorist, organization in Jknuary 1997 while
attending a meeting of the so-called 3rd Continental Congres^s. This unknown terrorist
organization, according to Our information, is offering large sums of money to militias and militia
members if they .will participate in the bombing of a Federal building.
A ccordin
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these activities.
i to our operatives all mem bers of the Lee County Militia have refused to be recruited
Our operatives tell us thatl
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has been expelled from the Lee County Militia for
This communication is made in the interest of preventing damage to property and lose of lives.
Director, Intelligence Service
2nd Continental Army of the Republic, Militia
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Title: |
POSSIBLE CONSPIRACY TO BOMB
FEDERAL BUILDING;
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Synopsis: To advise of possible conspiracy.
Enclosures: Enclosed for FBIHQ and Tampa are copies of a letter
recently received at the Lakeside RA of the Phoenix Division.
Details: On 4/10/97 William Cooper sent a letter to the Lakeside
RA in which he mentions the activities of | [ a
former member of the Lee County Militia in Florida.; Allegedly,
I I rbelongs -to a terrorist organization that is attempting to
recruit members to blow up a federal building.
By Way of background, William Cooper, who resides in a
rural area of eastern Arizona, is Well knpWn in the militia ^
movement throughout the nation. Cooper is a radio broadcast
personality whose programming is oriented to militia members and
disaffected right wingers. His radio program has been carried
across the nation by short Wave radio and other transmission
link-ups. Cooper publishes a newsletter called “Veritas", and he
is the Director of the “Intelligence Service" of the “Second'’
.Continental Army of the Republic". Cooper boasts of having
intelligence operatives throughout the nation.
Lest these claims be taken lightly, it should be noted
that a former associate of Cooper’s, Ronald Eric Petersen, Was
the “Station Chief" of Cooper’s Intelligence Service in the state
c£ New York. Cooper eventually fired Petersen because he kept
exceeding his authority ‘and* alienating Cooper’s intelligence
operatives in New York. Eventually, Petersen was killed by ^ the
Buffalo Division’s SWAT team in August 1996 as he prepared to
carry out a bank robbery. He Was a suspect in .nine bank
robberies in New York State. (91A-AL-40396 and )
Date: 04/14/1997
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Cooper is exceedingly distrustful of the federal
government in general and the FBI and BATF in particular. Thus,
his recent letter comes as a great surprise to the X>akeside
Resident Agent (SA , who in recent months spoke
with Cooper on several occasions and attempted without apparent
success to cultivate a cooperative relationship.;
In a letter written to Sa| in January 1997/
Cooper accused .the Resident Agent and the Bureau of being
“engaged in treason against the United States of America" and of
being “Nazi, jack-booted thugs." Cooper believes that Timothy
McVeigh is a “fall guy" in the plot to bomb the federal building
in Oklahoma City. He asserts that government agents placed and
detonated the fatal bomb.
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, Followi ng a telep hone conversation with Cooper in
'February ';i997, SA [advised Phoenix management that he was
breaking off all contact with Cooper. During that final phone
conversation. Cooper was agitated and angry, and he screamed
epithets, accusing the Resident Agent and the FBI of being liars,
traitors, and of never having read the constitution. His
language during this tirade was profane and “colorful".
Phoenix cannot vouch for the reliability of the
information provided in Cooper’s recent letter, nor can Cooper’s
motives be accurately predicted. In previous conversations, the
Lakeside Resident Agent emphasized to Cooper the importance of
coming forward should he become aware of dangerous, violent
individuals conspiring within militia circles.;
It should be noted that while Cooper’s hostility for
the FBI and federal government rUns deep, he claims to oppose the
use of violence to overthrow the government. Also he is adamant
about rejecting the racist litanies of the white supremacists and
neo-Nazis.
Follow up action and investigation concerning Cooper’s
allega tions, are left to the discretion of Tampa.; According to
FOTMS .1 — , iTuten is the subject a Tampa investigation; I
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r ve enclosed some documents concerning the present federal stand-off with the accused
tax evader, Bill Cooper. Recently, I’ ve interviewed a few of his associates, and you may find
their observations interesting.
Over the past two or three weeks, things have been very quiet in Eagar, AZ , Cooper’s
home, or perhaps it just appears so because I haven’t been doing anything with this situation.
While I can certainly be accused of being passive, this passive approach is part of our existing
strategy of letting Cooper stew in his own juice.
Please call me if you have any questions...
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Contact SA
Date: 02/17/1999
Attn:- .LakeFiidft RA
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Drafted By:;
Case, ID Ui-
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] (Pending)
Title:- MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Rill OrtonfiT- >: ■FT TOYTTVR;
FUGITIVE;
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ARMED AND DANGERdUS
Synopsis:- To rp- pqrt; the results of lead to intervieyt
6f Milton William' Cooper aind complete "General
Assessment Questionnaire "
Enclosures :; Enclosed for Pho enix is th e original and two copies.
of an FD-302 re, interview witl{
Also, enclosed in a lA Is;
the ll-page, "General Assessrnent; Questionnaire, " the; Original
Interview notes and EC.:
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Details On 2/-11/99. Agents from the Oklahoma City Division
interviewed
J regardingf
Milton William. Cooper' e
Oklahoma,
current; situatloh as a .barricaded fugitive.
During the Interview, Agents completed thie "General
Assessment; Questionnaire." provided by the. National Cent er for- the
Analysi s of Violent. Crimes (NCAVC) , QUantico, Virginia
| was very receptive to the questionnaire and cooperated
with the Interyiewing Agents .: | | answers; to the
NCAVC questionnaire outline, in detail, several aspects; of Milton
William' Cooper/ s life.:
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Synopsis: 'To open new case.;
Date: 0672971998
\ Squad 16
Preliminary Inquiry Initiated: 06/29/1998, set to expire
09/29/1998.
Details; Wiiliam Cooper, a resident, of Eagar, Arizona, is a
right. Wing "patriot’', who is nationally )<hown .in the militia
movement for his controversial broadcasts by means of short wave
radio. Cooper was Interviewed a coUple of times du ring the: fall
of 1997 by the Lakeside Resident Agent. (SA v because, he
ha<l roade allegations pertaining to Tim McVeigh and the bombing of'
the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995.
on 6/19/98 a US Deputy Marshal, |
attempted to serve a criminal summons on Coop er, but cooper-
refused to accept the summons, and he. ordered | | off his land.:
The summons; was issued as a result, of an IRS tax evasion case;
against. Cooper, for which he has been indicted. It is extremely
Unlihely that Cooper- will show up in federal district, court in
Phoenix as required on July I. Tndeed, CoOper seems to be
relishing the. role he has created for himself in defying the Trs
and federal government. He has; written a long explanation
entitled "Cooper family targeted by Feds*, which has been
released on the Internet.
since the unsuccessful attempt, to serve Cooper, SA
I has been communicating with several agencies concerning
the situation^ mostly to "educate* them about Cooper’s political
beliefs and the risks involved if he is to. be arrested. Most
importantly, the; US Marshals Service, is now aware of Cooper’s
profile/ something they did not. know when the summons; was issued.
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unpleasant task of apprehending Cooper/ SA and the
Phoenix; Division will most likely be involved xn one Way or
another.; Therefore, it is recommended a preliminary inquiry be.
opened.
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We fWiHiam and Annie Cooper) have been targeted for imprisonment or
extermination by the federal government and the Anti Defamation League (ADD
for documenting and sourcing the truth about the tyranny and despotism of the
Illuminati's coming socialist totalitarian new world order . We have worked
feverishly since 1988 documenting and sourcing the facts of the treason being
brought about by the Illuminati's socialist change. agents in government , and
through the activities of Secret Societies and organizations such as the subversive
Anti Defamation League. They picked on the wrong People. We are nof afraid. We
will not run and hide. We will continue to oppose evil whenever and wherever we
find it We will stand and fight whomever or whatever assault they may mount
against us.
I first learned of the treason taking place in this country (and around the world)
when I discovered the plan named "MAJESTYTWELVE" while a member of the
Intelligence Briefing Team and Petty officer of the watch in the command center of
Admiral Bernard Clarey who at that time was the Commander in Chief of the
Pacific Fleet. The plan outlined the implementation of all of the planks of the
Communist Manifesto which began with the graduated so-called Income Tax
administered bv the fiction known as the Internal Revenue Service , the disarmament
of the American People through laws instigated by a series of "terrorist" acts, the
formation of a world police force made up of the United Nations force known as
NATO combined with the military forces of the United States and the members of
the United Nations force known as the "Warsaw Pact" which plan is outlined in
State Department Publication 7277 . It documented the intent to demonize and target
Patriots and so-called "tax protestors" through "Project Troian Horse" ... and much
much more.
We have been documenting and sourcing the facts of this plan since 1988 through
my book "Behold A Pale Horse", my radio broadcast "Hour Of The Time." in our
full size national newspaper "VERITAS" . "Oklahoma City; Day One." and in
lectures and speaking engagements throughout the nation and the world. I have
made over 150 predictions of coming major world events since 1988 based upon the
above information supplemented by many years of research and have only been
wrong once.
The liiuminati socialist President of the United States of America, William Jefferson
Clinton, wrote in a White House memo that, "William Cooper is the most dangerous
radio host in America." The Illuminati's Rush Limbaugh read the memo on his
so-called Excellence In Broadcasting Network in 1995 following the bombing of the
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Alfred P. Miirrah Federal Building in Oklahoma Cit\\ Oklahoma in an cowardly
effort to redirect the socialist attack on so*called ’’right wing" radio hosts away from
himself and onto me while touting himself as "the most dangerous radio host in
America."
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My FBI record, which was initiated by the investigation required by my Secret
security clearance while in the U.S. Air Force, and my Top Secret Q (SI) security
clearance while in the U.S. Navy, was one of those found in possession of the White
House during the scandal known as "Filegate"* President Clinton ordered that all
agencies of government begin an investigation naming us enemies of the
administration and "domestic terrorists". Since when is telling the truth terrorism
in this country?
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After 14 issues of VERITAS which exposed, documented, and sourced the facts of
the treason and the fraud of the so>called income tax administered by the so-called
IRS, a series of 8 broadcasts exposing the Anti Defamation League as a criminal and
subversive organization ^ and our publication of the scathing expose "Coahoma
City: Day One" by Michele Marie Moore, the government and the AD5/ ordered
their puppets to go after us with the intent of shutting us up for good. U.S. Attorney
Janet Reno, the butcher of Waco, ordered the Nazi Gestapo to go after us which
immediately launched investigations by the FBI, IRS, Financial Crimes Network,
and many others. Reno also ordered her Phoenix based puppet U.S. Attorney Janet
Napolitano to shut us up. Our investigation demonstrates that Janet Reno, Phoenix
based United States Attorney Janet Napolitano, Assistant United States Attorney
Winerip and Special Agent Frank Shupnik, and possibly Judge Irwin are members
of the ADL. Shupnik and Winrip have been the most persistent and subversive of
the Law in their relentless persecution of this family.
When the government began its investigation (persecution) of this family we began a
series of Freedom Oflnformation Requests (FOIA) which, along with our and
other’s legal research, revealed that they had no authority whatsoever to conduct
such an investigation. In fact it once again confirmed that the federal government
has no authority or federal jurisdiction within the territorial boundaries of anv state
of the union whatsoever except on property purchased by the government where
jurisdiction has been ceded to the federal government by the state's legislature and
over only those specific crimes enumerated in the Constitution for the united States
of America. There is only one exception and that is extraterritorial jurisdiction
brought about by treaties with foreign nations such as the Crown of England. We
are not citizens of any foreign government. We are not subjects of the Crown of
England or Great Britain. We are not subjects of the Queen of England or Great
Britain. If you think this is far fetched be forewarned that these people are noted in
the Internal Revenue Manual as being subject to the Tax.
My research was confirmed when I found the following quote by Supreme Court
Justice Fields:
"The power of the United States to tax is limited to persons, property, and business
within their jurisdiction, as much as that of a state is limited to the same subjects
within its jurisdiction."
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Years ago I discovered that the Internal Revenue Service is NOT an agency of the
Department of the Treasury or the federal government. It is not listed as required
by law in the United States Code under the organiiation of the Department of the
Treasury nor is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, or the Secret
Service, nor are any of these bogus agencies listed in the United States Code as
agencies of any other branch of government. These agencies are in fact fictions.
And then I discovered the reason why. The United States Supreme Court in
Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Company had already ruled the federal income
tax VOID because Congress had unconstitutionally delegated legislative power to
the Secretary of the Treasury to write the Law concerning the administrative and
enforcement procedures. It was a blatent and unconstitutional breach of the
separation of powers and in any case the Constitution does not grant Congress the
ability to delegate its powers to anyone or anything or any entitiy. That is why there
are so many lies and so much subterfuge involved in the administration and
enforcement of the tax by the so-caUed Internal Revenue Service. ^
We published several stories revealing the results of our research into the history of,
and the Law concerning, the IRS. We also published a lawful ”Public Notice” in
Issues #14, 15, and 16 of VERITAS national newspaper which enumerated certain
facts discovered in Dan Meador’s and my research. The law allows us to presume
the content of the Public Notice to be ’’presumed facts" since neither IRS or the
United States government has ever denied any of the facts thus presented.
In light of the above we filed FOIA requests asking the IRS for specific documents
which specifically require us to file and pay the so-called income tax... they could not
and did not produce any such documentation but sent me a copy of an old 1040
which I had filed before 1 mustered the guts to stop filing based upon the
information 1 had seen in MAJESTYT^^LVE and from my research which
verified that the fax is a criminal fraud. The implication was that the 1040s which I
had filed in the past was their only authority. In other words I had signed the form
stating that I was a "taxpayer". The interpretation of the IRS was that since I had
filed previously it was an admission that I was required to file. Hitler would have
loved their reasoning.
We also filed FOIA requests asking the IRS for specific documents which gave the
IRS the authority to conduct an investigation of a Citizen of Arizona. The IRS could
not, and did not, produce any such documentation. We noticed Special Agent
Shupnik and Assistant U.S. Attorney Winerip to produce their credentials and
documentation of their authority to conduct such an investigation... they refused
because they could not as no such documents exists.
We learned of an secret agreement between the individual states of the union and
the IRS. We obtained an unredacted copy and found that it is an agreement granting
jurisdiction to the IRS to require federal employees who are state Citizens and
residents of the states to file and pay the so-called federal income tax. No cession of
Jurisdiction over these people was granted by the state legislature as required by
Law. If the so-called Internal Revenue Service has the jurisdictioh and authority to
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require Citizens and residents of the states to file and pay the so-called income tax
why do they have to have an special secret agreement between the IRS and the states
to tax their federal employees who live and work outside the jurisdiction and
authority of the United States government?
We filed suit against the United States government, the IRS, Attorney General Janet
Reno, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Janet Napolltano, and others,
demanding the court simply order the defendants to either produce the
documentation that allows the IRS to tax and/or investigate a Citizen of any state of
the union or admit that no such documentation exists, and several other points of
Law. The Suit has been active for almost three years and the federal judge has
refused to order the defendants to obey the law and produce their authority or
admit that it does not exist. The attorney for defendants, Katz (another ADL
member) has slipped up and admitted in documents that he/she filed in this case that
no such documentation (thus no such authority) exists in the Phoenix District. This
suit is stiU awaiting adjudication in United States District Court in Phoenix, Arizona.
The government and the ADL wants us in prison or dead before the ju^ge is forced
to rule in our favor as he must if he obeys the Law* Recent experience i^eUs us that
the courts have been corrupted and the law is frequently ignored. Pro Se litigants
are all but ignored by federal judges who pass the cases to clerks to handle.
We have not committed any crime; but on June 18, 1998 a United States Marshall
came to the Trust Headquarters in Eagar, Arizona to serve a summons for criminal
trial in U.S. District Court in Phoenix Arizona oh ’’legal fictions". We told him that
we are not the legal fictions named in the summons and ordered him off the Trust
property. I told him he was trespassing and that he had no federal jurisdiction or
authority within the territorial boundaries of the state of Arizona. He knew I was
right and obeyed me without serving the papers. If he had authority and/or
jurisdiction why did he not serve the papers and why did he obey my order that he
get off Trust property immediately?
Since no service was made the Court can take no action if the Court obeys the Law.
As we discovered with Waco, Ruby Ridge, and other federal atrocities the federal
Courts seldom obey the Law. The Marshall told me that if we did not appear in
federal Court in Phoenix, Arizona on July 1, 1998 a warrant will be issued for our
arrest. We will not appear as the court has no jurisdiction or authority over us as
Citizens of Arizona and we will not allow an arrest to occur. We will stand and fight
their Gestapo with all the means at our disposal any assault which may be mounted
upon our property or persons.
Our children will remain with us. They are not shields, as our enemies will claim,
any more than children have been shields for families which have been attacked by
despotism throughout history. Allowing our children to disappear into the immoral
and destructive government child care and foster home industry run by the mind
controlling bogus Psychology profession only to be abused and sexually assaulted for
many years is a fate worse than death, and we simply will not allow such a thing to
happen to our precious little girls.
These people are morally bankrupt and in fact are Nazi jack booted thugs of the
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worst SS Hitler storm trooper. type. They have no ethics, morals, or respect for life,
property, religion, or the Law. The Nazis were socialists and socialists are Nazis.
Socialists are in complete control of the government of the united States of America
today.
Please remember that we are not anti-government, radical, fundamentalist, crazy,
suicidal, or anything else we may be called. We are intelligent law abiding
reasonable People who have drawn our line in the sand. Our enemy will attempt to
demonize us in order to obtain the public's permission to murder our whole family
just as they did the Weaver family and the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas. I
never thought I would hear so-caUed Christians whose ancestors fled the old world
to escape religious persecution say, "The Branch Davidians deserved what they
got... they were just a bunch of religious fanatics," but I heard so-caUed Christians
say it over and over and over again.
We are not criminals or chUd molesters, or bank robbers, or chUd abusers, or wife
beaters, or husband beaters, or any other label that may be appUed. If ,^c are found
dead it wiU never be because we committed suicide... it wiU be cold blooded
murder... just as they have done in the past., just as they did at Ruby Ridge, The
World Trade Center, Waco, and Oklahoma City.
We are pro-government, lawful government, lawful Constitutional Republican
government as guaranteed to us in the Constitution for the United States of
America. We know what the government is and what it is not. We know that. the
Constitution for the united States of America constitutes the lawful government and
anything or anyone outside its strictures, limits, and powers is operating unlawfuUy
and are in fact outlaws.
We know that the Constitution was not penned by a bunch of dottering old men who
did not understand the complexities of the modern age over two hundred years ago.
The Constitution was produced by the greatest collection of geniuses who have ever
lived. It is the LIVING Supreme Law of our country. It provides within the
document itself the provisions for us to make any changes that we may deem
necessary. Only a very few changes (Amendments) have ever been made. Those
changes or deletions wished for by the socialist/communist liluminati have been
rejected by the American People. That last fact necessitates the demonization of the
Constitution and all who support it.
I have served my government all my life. I have been a member of the United States
Air Force and the United States Navy. I am a combat veteran of the Vietnam war. I
fought as a River Patrol Boat Captain in Vietnam earning medals with the "V" for
Valor. I took an Oath to, "support and defend the Constitution for the united States
of America against all enemies foreign and DOMESTIC." I intent to fulfill that Oath
Until the day I die... and after, if that is possible.
What we have included here is by no means the entirety of our legal position. It is
barely the beginning, only a few facts and questions that should get you thinking.
We will attempt to include much more through links from our WebPages.
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We hope to win this battle although the odds and history tell us that we won’t. If we
win then all America wins... if we lose the subversive Illuminati socialists in
government and the ADL will LOSE big time. We are not afraid. I have engaged
and fought better troops than any of the techno-spoiled brats they can or will ever
field against us. In any case whatever happens we as a family will be Free... and due
to the sheer volume of our work that is in public hands we will never be forgotten. It
makes me Very sad to know, that all of you will still be enslaved by tyrants and
despotism in a totalitarian socialist new world odor (really stinks)... unless you also
draw your line and take your stand to fight the last battle for Liberty and Freedom.
Oh... I almost forgot. If they need a negotiator to resolve the situation send
Lieutenant Colonel James "Bo" Gritz... I would love to see him coming up the hill to
talk us down. Please... oh please... send Gritz;
Please pray for us and keep coming back to our WebPages
httD://harvest>trust.org/targeted.htm. We will keep it updated adding information»
documenting, and sourcing our position within theXaw, and the corrupted
Illuminati puppets despotic and tyrannical disregard and contempt fotahe Law.
Who knows... you may even become awakened and join the fight for Liberty and
Freedom for all People regardless of race, religion, or place of ancestral origin.
Federal .Turisdiction
Federal Income Tax VOID - Administrative Powers Unconstitutional
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Today July 1. 199S, U. S. District Court Judge Irvvin (ADL) issued a
bench
warrant for the arrest of Bill and Annie Cooper for not appearing in
’his*3
court on a summons which was NEVER served. The United States has
no
jurisdiction or venue \vithin the territorial boundaries of the State
of
Arizona except over land that was ceded to the United Stales by the
by the
legislature of the State of Arizona.
VVARNIN’G I S Any attempt by the federal government or anyone else to
execute
the unconstitutional and unlawful arrest warrants issued by Judge
Irwin
will be met with armed resistance. Any person who attempts to kidnap
our
children will be shot on sight,
We are. and have always been, formed as the Constitutional and
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unorganized Militia of the State of Arizona. \Vc will be Free under
the
Constitutional Republican government guaranteed to us by the
Constitution
for the united States of America or wc will be dead. We have drawn our
line
in the sand- Cross it at your ovyn risk.
Sources within local "policing agencies’’ have informed us that the *
Federal
Bureau of Investigation Iras been put on notice by several ranking
local law
enforcement personnel that. "We will absolutelj- not allow another
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Ri-‘. - Vaco' to occur in Apache County, Anzona " Glenn Jacobs,
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and publisher of the Round Valley Paper, spoke personally last night
to the
Apaahe Count>- Sheriff. The Sheriff told Glenn, "I have put the FBI
on
notice that they arc not welcome to come into this Counts' and harass
the ,
Cooper family."
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Militiaman
refuses to
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By Jerry Kammer '
■The Arteofva R«i«A>lic
M eastern Arizona militiaman is
.vowing to defy an; arrest warmt
issued in Phoenix ■ on ‘Wednesday
aftet he failed to 'appeariin federal
court ’ cm cl^es that he .evaded
incewne taxesland defrauded a hank; '
Will to - Cooper. . 5.4. a media'
savvy, foe of me federal government
who claims tp»belong to. the ‘* Sec-
ond-Ccmtingntal Army of-.the^Rg^
jaiblic.” pcstrii a defiant message in
•big red. lett^s Thursday on his
i Internet site: \
“Warning,!! Any attempt by
the; federal government i or • anyone
else' to execute the unconstl.fotiopal ,
and’ Unlawful arrest, warrants" . , .
will be met with amed resistance.” i
Federal authorities in Phoerux are^
responding, with calculated calm to
Co<q)cr, who warned a 1994 convene
Militiaman
taking on
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tion in Mesa of a coming battle!
against one-'world government*
“Blood ’ will be filled in the.
streets Of America **- it’s inevita-
ble," Cooper declared then, evwi as
he stress^ that he didn’t endorse
violence. He has broadcast the same
message around the world ; in Ws;
daily short-'wave radio program. He
! Jaw de Jesus Rivera, said federal
i, agenti would .move carefully to
; arrest Cooper, who faces a four-
count indictment on Charges that he
failed to pay taxes frwn 1992 to
1994 and 'submitted ■'false informa-
tion to a hank to retain a loan,
“We are going to. proceed with'
prudence and "caution and handle*
thp ihattCT in due course," Rivera
said, ‘declining to comment further.
Apache County Sh^ff Art .Lee
said ! he has advised federal au-
thorities to move cautiously against
Cooper, who lives in a hilltc^ house
in Eagar.
'After talking with Cooper, Lee
said, he cautioned federal authwties
that • “it ■ could deteriorate into - an
incident" if they moved in to arrest
Cooper and. his wife, Annie Mord-
..horst, who was indicted on the same
charges. .
“I felt' like he meant wtet he said
when : he ' told 'me ' he would "defend ■
his property with everything at his
disposal," Lee said.
The sheriff .said .Cooper owns,
weapom, but he did not know how
many or what kind.-
.Lw said Coc^ mov^ to Eagar
two or three years ago from St.'
Johns, where he had once spoken of
opening a litxary wh^e ■ residents
could research the US. Constitution. ,
Militia members believe that' the,
federal government has flagrantly
usu^ed the Constitution by as-
serting a range of powers, including
the power to tax.
. “He sent me a lot of literature
when be lived in St. Johns,” Lee
said. • “It was the r^ular right-wing
stuffj^ militia-type literature on the
black. Unmarked helicc^ters and the
takeover of* the United States by
United Nations forces.”
Asked whethw Cooper had a,
broad.following.in.the County,;Lee '
.$aidL'“Not that I’m aware."
One sympathizer ts Glenn Jacobs,
publisher of a- small weekly new^-
per, who said he spoke fo Cocker
early this week.
"He told me he is not going to
submit to arrest ^ the feds," JaciAs
said.’ “He said if they’re.going to-
murder him, tbeyVe going to have to
dd it in the house, tmt this is 'vihere
he has - drawn ■ his line in .the sand,
and he’s not going to retreat frwn it.
1 think he is expecting to be
murdered by the FBI "
(Indicat© name of
newspaper; city and state.)
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I report that “S'dveral ranking lo^l
‘ law-^orcement personnel" had in-
. fonwdi,'thc FBI that they would
, “absolutely, not allow another Ruby
; Ridge or Waco to occur in Apache
‘ County, Arizona." ' i
,'Lw sai<L however, that both .
Cocker and Jacobs had spdeen of
Ruby Ridge and Waco, scenes of
bloody confrontations that in the
militia movement have beewne !
symbolic of federal government ;
brutality and arbitrary power.
In Phoenix, Tom Nixim of the
1 U^. Marshal’s Office ^id au-
thorities intend to act cautimisly as
, they enforce the arrest warrant
“because no federal agency wants
any ici^icS of Ruby Ridge or
Waco."
; , But Nixon added, “Obviously at
$<me point, we’ll effect the arrest.” ■
; Nixcwi said a federal marshal last ,
j mwith was unable to save a
i summons * on Coeper; He said the
^ marshal virited;Cwper’s home but
was unable to establish that the man
I met him there was Copier.
5 ; Reached ■ by phiwie 'Inur^y,
j. C^per refused to answer qu^ions,
; respWingito a . reporter’s inquiry
! with a stream; of. obscenities , before
I Imgingup.
i. In his Web site, however,- he calls '
f the Summons ‘that the ; marshal
P attempted to. serve • “unconstitu-
s tiSonal" and “unlawful." HP .said the
, fifderal' government has no ;juris-
\ dictiem in Arizona “except over land
i that, was ceded to the -United S teteS
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( 01 / 26 / 199 $)
FEDERAL, BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence ; PRIORITY
To;. Criminal Investigative
From:;
Date:; 07/02/1998
Attn:
DTO
SSA
Phoenix
Squad 13/ , Tiakeside RA
Contact:;
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Approved By:;
Drafted By:
Case ID #; J~
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^Pending)
Title : CHANgED
MIL/ON WILLIAM COOPER, aka Bill Cooper-
FURTIVE;
AOT-DT
iFUGITIVE;
.armed and DANGEROUS
Synopsis;. To describe; activities underway .in , Arizona to bring
captioned fugitives to justice..
to reflect; the fact that
Hbave both .been charged
with..tax*"evasion. by the tederai district court in -Arizona.; Title
previously carried , as: "WILLIAM -COOPER; AOT-DT.".
Previous Title; Title marked "Changed"
Bill. Cooper and
Preliminary Inquiry Initiated;
09/29/1998.;
06/29/1998, set to expire
Details:
Bill Cooper andl
On 7/ 01/1998 federal bench ^w^'rants wer^. issued .for
because
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refused to
appear in district court in Phoenix in response to charges of
income -tax evasion. A Deputy U.S. Marshal had attempted, to serve
Cooper with a summons on 06/19/1998, but Cooper threw the Deputy
Marshal of f .his property without receiving the summons.
Bill Cooper, a resident of the small eastern Arizona
town b£ Eagar, is nationally 'known among militia members and
other right wing zealots. Cooper hosts a talk show, by means of
short wave radio, and he frequently .condemns the federal _ _
government, Justice Department, and the FBI for .the. "atrocities"
at Waco and Ruby Ridge. He, is convinced _ there .iS a government-:
sponsored socialist conspiracy to establish a "hew world order."
Tof
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07/02/1998
Phoenix
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Cooper- is a, prolific writer oh the Internet, and much
information about him' and his beliefs can be accessed at; his
website: www.harvest-trust.org. Cooper has written defiantly on
the. Internet of the. bench warrant issued in Phoenix; and of his;,
intention, to go to war' with the federal government. An. example
of his statements Includes:; "Any' attempt, by' the 'federal
government, or anyone else to execute, the. unconstitutional and
Unlawful arrest; warrants; .issued by Judge, Irwin will be.'met; with,
armed resistance. Any person, who attempts to kidnap our' children,
will be shot oh sight."
On 7/01/1998 a meeting was held in Phoenix; to'
coord inate federal enforcement efforts to bring Cooper and
I to justice. Among those, attending were. ASAQ Ray churay of
the Phoenix; Division; Cri minal Chief Tom Hann ifi. DPinnrv c-rim4r>at
Chief Mary Murguia, AUSAs P I of the
U.S. Attorney's Office. (USAO)., District of Arizona; Chief Deputy
Tom Nixon. U. S. Marshals .Service. ,(USMS) ; S upervisory' Dep uty
of the
and. Acting' Supervisory' Deputy .
USMS; and Chief, of Criminal Investigations ! James. B.; Collie, of the
Internal Revenue Service. (IRS) .
no
It should
A consensus,-. was. reached -that, ther^
immediate action, taken to arrest. Cooper and|
be. noted that Cooper has 'brought, one or more armed militia
"soldiers or bodyguards" to his. .home, in .Eagar, and Cooper seems
to be. spoiling for a fight. A local reporter who attempted to
contact Cooper shortly after this; initial summons service, attempt
was made, advised USM Chief . Deputy ! [ that when he visited the
Cooper residence, the; "house was surrounded by five pick-up trucks
with several, men .holding rifles .in the truck beds . In ^ recent.
conversat ion' with, the Lakeside Resident Agent, (SA
I , Cooper said he was at war with the federal government,
and "he has drawn a line in the sand."
.Given this mind set and the fact that Cooper's house
sits on. a high, ridge overlooking a quiet, residential area, the
participants in, the meeting concluded, there, is no hurry to effect,
an , arrest.;. The USAO stated that federal agents "could wait; for a
year and half, if ne cessary." Another factor to consider is the
presence; of Cooper's ! \
The. USMS, which ordinarily would be responsible for executing the
warrants, has requested, a, joint FBI/IRS/USMS approach to the;
problem.
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The present, strategy for dealing with Cooper is to not
initiate .any overt, or provocative action/ including surveillance,
for some, time, perhaps two or three months.; Not. only will this
give Cooper time "to cool off," but it. will probably discourage,
his bodyguards .and supporters .who may tire, of sitting. aroUnd with
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To: Criminal Inves tigative From: Phoenix
Re; 07/02/1998
nothing to do.: In the meantime, the, Phoenix Division will he
gathering intelligence on Cooper and his residence, SA |
(Lakeside RA) , who is personally acquainted with Cooper, will
coordinate with state and local laiw enforcement, agencies and the,
relevant federal agencies (IRS and USMS) to tiry to bring about a
peaceful resolution of this matter.:
To: Criminal Invest igative From: Phoenix.
Re:; 07/02/1998
LEAD (s) :;
Set Lead 1:;
PHOENIX
AT PHOENIX
Inasmuch, as the Lakeside RA has no Internet access.
Squad 16 will monitor activity on Cooper's website and will
forward relevant information, from the Internet to the case agent.
(Bill Cooper is a. prolific writer, so analysis as well as
monitoring are needed to keep the. Internet intelligence to a
manageable amount for the case agent . )
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
, Date of tr#nscrlpti<>o 6/3C>/98
Source, whoi is not in a position to testify, provided
the, following .information::
The source advised that Bill Cooper, a resident of
Eagar , has |
and the source believ es that I
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Cooper is affiliated with. the. militia movement, and, he:
hosts; a radio broadcast in which he. freqUentiy condemns the
federal government.:
lflVesti|*ti<>a <>6 6/30/98 tx Lakeside, Arizona (telephonically)
FiL#
by SA
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it atrf it* cbae at* are not to be 4istribtrte4 outside your a|eoey .
(12/31/1995)
FEDERAL. BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
iiA,, 'jlsi jfB
Precedence:
To: CIRG
From:
ROUTINE
Date: 07/08/1998
CIRG
National Cent er for the Analysis of Vio lent Crime
Contact: SSA
Approved', By:
Drafted By:,
Case ZD #:
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Pending).
S''
Title:
CHANGED
MILTON ■ WILLIAM COOPER, aka BILL COOPER-
FUGITIVE;-
U FUGITIVE;
AOT-DT
Synopsis: This: case was referred to the. National Center for the
.Analysis of 'Violent Crime, by the: phoenix Division.
Details: SaI I Aaengy, Phoenix
FBI teiephonicany contacted SSA. I regarding
captioned matter.; .He: subsequently : fax'd a 7 /2/l$98 EC regarding
captioned matter to the NCAVC. SA I l has requested.^
asaigtance in de si gning art a rrest strategy for Cooper and l I
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SAX,
Jindicated. that: there: were no
immediate, plans to' arrest: 'Cooper, and^ he, ■would be. -forwarding
additional, information to the. NCAVC for their review.;
At this 'time, it; is recrues ted that a Case .be. opened at,
the: I NCAVC- ' and a lead, assigned to SSA f
Phoenix .Division .
to assist the:
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D»te of tfwiscriptioa 7/15/98
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His maiiina address isj
land his work telenhone number
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The rax
number for the
Tis 1 , 1
After
being advised of the purpose of the interview,
provided the, following inforiaation:
from
Arizona,
had
lean
of a
confirmed that recently he rec eived a call
lin Phoenix,
Jhad learned that a local resident. Bill Cooper,
some
nina
sort ot
of this
COntJLOnua wir-.n ^ ^ ^
Dotential
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obt a ined Bill Cooper’s telephone nuwber .
Cooper, Hiif ronnoY- wag wot- at- all ftn talk Until
determined
he
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iavesdg»tioaoa 06/29/1998 « t Lakeside, Arizona (telephonically)
mu
Datedicuted 06/29/1998
t'y
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Thii iJocuoKts co«t»iii» recoaMae»i»tiotis ww c^lu«oo$ of RBL Jt is prcyerty of lie FBI «»J is loaned lo your ajeoey;
it and its coateois are not to t>e distributed outside your ajietwy.
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Ccaaijwntioa of FX>-302 of
. oo 06/29/1998 . p,je
As I I approa ched the residence, a
approximate! ^ approached him and told him that
Mr C ooper is not doing anv mor e interviews . The young man was
about I l and a military-type haircut. He
wore a .45 p istol on his right hip. The. young^ man gave.
some copies of the publication “Veritas,” and he said
that Cooper Would not be giving any more interviews Until this is
“all over.'
Cooper, he had gone
1
mentioned that, about, an hoUr before calling
o a local residence who e xplained to him
Where.
that.
Cooper lived. Having learn ed' this fact.
[noticed
ta ring at him W ith binoculars
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from Cooper’s property. At. the—timel
newspapers at. Cooper’s house, 1_
about, seven vehicles, including three pickup trucks and four
cars.
[p icked up the:
noticed that there Were
wit
for
said that he. is not personally acquainted
Cooper, but he had heard q bout Billj rnriner fp hrough sources
has seen men
sources
said that[
with binoculars on Cooper’s property before.; [
According to
the ! I is a person whom Cooper might, trust.
Furthermore, he might trust ,An?ir:hft CoUipity Sheri f f Art Lee, and
who ran a[
maybe on e of his deputies .
store, in ! [ Arizona, told
Was a lieutenant in Apache CoUnty who is affiliated with Cooper
and his militia movement.
] previously that, there
During the. course of the interview,
expressed crinr.Ar-n a confrontation with Cooper couia lead to
yjolgng ^f
specifically said that. he. does not intend
of Cooper’s apparent intent to resist.
arrest; by the. federal govern ment because he. does not want to
create a panic in the town.
clarified, however , that
if shots ar e fired or a federal seige is Underway, he. Will
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C.: Arthu r Lee, the Sheriff o f Apache County, called
Special Agent (SA)
provided the following inrormation:
on July 2 , 1998, and
Sheriff -Lee advised that; he had ;jUst been on the phone
with Bill Cooper, .and they had spoken for approximately 30
minutes.; Cooper told the sheriff hoW he believes the federal
income tax is the equivalent of a prohibited excise tax.
When asked if he thought that. Bill Cooper represented a
threat to the community in which he lives in Eagar, Arizona, the
sheriff responded, that; he believes Cooper could live in that
community fof the next 50 years and. never receive, a traffic
ticket.
In a previous conversation with SA| | Sheriff
Lee; had' indicated that he. was concerned, that federal agents may
set. Up a seige. around Cooper’s house, in order to bring him in, to
custody, sheriff Lee does not. want a *RUby Ridge.* situation to
develop in his county.
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' FD-302(R«v. l(«-95)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of traascripdon
7/8/98
Special Agent (SA)
speak; with Bill Cooper at his
si de of the town of Eagar,
SA
n attempted to
1 ]
residence oh a hilltop on the east
Arizona. At approximately 11:00 a.m./
drove, his government vehicl^_iicL_the_f:oad leading to
Coopers residence, and in doing so, SA | |rolled down the
windows to make himself more visible and honked the horn to give
warning to the occupa nts of Coo per’s residence. About halfway up
ipant
saF
the. long driveway,
had emerged from the house, SA
and asked if he could talk, to
that he couldn’t.
noticed
BTir
an individual (male) Who
I got out of the vehicle
Cooper.; The man responded
At this point, SA | realized that, he Was
probably speaking to Bill Cooper, who is a tall white male and
Wears glasses. The man believed to be Cooper was Wearing a dark
solid gray shirt, and dark, slacks. Cooper’s hair is broWn, medium
length, and thinning somewhat, on top. Cooper appears to be about;
50 years of age and is heavyset.;
Emerging at. Cooper’s s ide and sliahtlv t owards his back
Was a V buna White male, pe rhaps
Who had
Once SAI realized he Was probably speaking to
Bill Cooper, the Agent, referred to the man. on the hill, as Bill,
and the man did not correct him. Bill Cooper proceeded to warn
the Agent that he. was trespassing and "out of his jurisdiction.’’
Cooper stated that federal authorities had ho jurisdiction on his
land, and he plainly said that if any federal, agent approached
his prope rty again, they Would be shot. He also demanded that SA
I convey this information to his superiors. The Agent
told Cooper that he. had no desire, to engagfi_Cacmer_in a fight,
even if Cooper seeks one. Cooper told SAj |to go back and
talk to his "snot.-nosed superiors* .and tell theia that, he Will not
submit to federal authority. The Agent then encouraged Cooper to
call him if he. had any questions or if he. thought the Agent could
help along the situation in ahy Way.
Cooper responded that the only people he will talk to
^ are sheriff Art Lee (of Apache County)^ or
lavestijitktton 07/02/1998 > t Eagar, Arizona
t.y
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SA
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D»te tfkttXed 07 /02 / 1998
This document coiiMlxts &either'rec<>aux»»nj«tk«]s cm conclusions of the FBI< It is the pioperty of the FBI snf is k>ane4 to your *^ncy;
it sad its ebateots see nc< to he distrihuted outside your sgency.
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Ci>otloij»tio(a of FD-302 at
,Oa 07/02/1998 .p,^.
As SA I (prepared to head back; to his vehicle.
Cooper yelled out, 'You guys have, really stepped on yoUr: dicks
this; time.* Cooper also mentioned that a lot. more people were
coming, giving the impressi on that he had other supporters who
Would rally to his aid.; SA
then got into his vehicle.
and backed down Cooper’s long driveway, leaving the area without
further incident.-
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FEDERAL/BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: PRIORITY Date: 07/09/1998.
Attn:
Attn:
NCAVC
To: Criminal Investigative
Quantico
From:
it{x^
Ph^r
13/Tjakeside RA
Title: MILTON WILLIAM COOPER,, aka^
nm rr.r.r.PT- - ^PTT flTTTVR;,
I -FUGITIVE ;
AOT-DT
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
Synopsis: To ' set. lead, to Quantico (NCAVC)..
Preliminary Inquiry Initiated: 06/29/1998, set to expire
09/29/1998.:
Enclosures: Enclosed for Quantico (NCAVC) are. various documents
providing; background .information on captioned, subjects.
Details: On 07/01/ 1998 . bench ■'warrants >were 'issued in Phneniv
for Bill Cooper ahd| I because
refused to appear iri federal; district court in respoftse -to
charges of .income, tax. evasion;, A. Deputy U.S. Marshal, attempted
to serve Cooper with a summons on 06/19/1998,' but Cooper ordered
the deputy marshal, off his , property; without., accepting -the,
summons. (it should be noted that the deputy marshal had no idea
concerning Cooper’s background, and;the:‘deputy' marshal most
assuredly would have handled the situation differently if the IRS
case, agent, who knows quite, a. bit. about Cooper, had, passed on
some of his knowledge. )
Bill Cooper, a resident of the small eastern Arizona
tpwn of Eagar, is nationally known: among militia members, and
other right-wing zealots. Cooper hosts a talk show by: means of
short-wave radiov and he frequently condemns the federal
government, the Justice Department, and the, FBI for the
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‘atrocities* at Waco and Ruby Ridge. Cooper also publishes a
newsletter entitled, ‘Veritas." Tuaong other things, he proclaims
there is a government-sponsored socialist conspiracy to establish
a New Wbrl'd Order.
Cooper is a prolific. Writer on the internet, andi. much
information about him and his beliefs can be accessed at his
Website: WWW.harvest-trust.org.; Cooper has Written defiantly ' on
the Internet of the bench warrants issued in Phoenix and of his
intention, to ,go to War With the federal government. .An example
of his vstatements includes: ‘Any attempt by the federal
govern»ent or anyone else to execute these unconstitutional, and
unlawful, arrest warrants issued by Judge Irwin Will be met. With
armed resistance. Any person Who attempts to kidnap our children
will be. shot on sight."
, The Phoenix Division, in concert with the U.S.
Attorney’s Office > U.S. Marshal's Service, and the internal
Revenue Service (IRS) , has determi ned that n o immediate action
will be taken to arrest CoOper and | it. should be noted
that Cooper has. brought one. Or more armea militia ‘soldiers’ Or
‘bodyguards’ to his home in Eagar, and Cooper seems to be
spoiling for a fig ht, in a brief conversation with the Lakeside
Resident. Agent (SA I 1) recently. Cooper said that he.
Was at; War with the federal, government, and he. ‘has drawn a line
in the sand.’
Given this mindset and the fact, that Cooper’s house
sits on a high ridge overlooking a quiet residential area in the
town of Eagar, Phoenix, has concluded there is no hurry to effect,
an arrest. Thel U.S.. Attorney’s Office stated that, federal agents
“could wait for a year and a half, if n ecessary. ’ Another factor
to consider is t he presence of Cooper’s [
doing precisely that.
, Cooper has Written, that he Will not use] ,
Jhis family as. a shield, but in fact he seems to be.
The present strategy for dealing with Cooper is to not
initiate any overt or provocative action in the town of Eagar,
including surveillance, for some time, perhaps 2 or 3 months.
Not. only Will this give. Cooper time to cool off, but it Will
probably discourage his bodyguards and supporters. Who may tire
of sitting around with, nothing to do. in the meantime, the
Phoenix Divisi on Will be gathering intelligence on Cooper and his
.residence. SA I I (Lakeside ’RA) , Who is personally
acquainted With. Cooper, Will coordinate With state and local, law
enforcement agencies and the relevant federal agencies (IRS, U.S.
Marshal) to try to bring about a, peaceful resolution to this,
matter.
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LEAD (s) :
Set Lead 1:
AT NCAVC
Will review enclosed xaateriais and also Cooper’s
Website, (www.harvest-trust.org) and will provide Phoeni x with a
psvchoioaicai as sessment of' Cooper;, and if f easible, of I
]: Of particular interest to Phoenix is guidance
on hoW to deal with, Cooper given his stated intentions to kill
any federal agent attempting to execute the arrest Warrants.;
Phrtoniv riAll V dAgi -r^g an nn^ninn
or not
town and
^r<r>^o.vrtc!
^S to whether
comes into
is not. accompanied
abnV jtt Cooper’s emotional stability if
(Phoenix has great
I ' ~l
while he remains on guard in his hilltop residence.
For the time being. Phoenix ft as decided not to apprehend l
ind enters toWn.) Phoenix also seeks
even
if [
an opinion about whether arresting Cooper’s bodyguards in. town on
harboring* or related charges would help or hinder a successful
resolution of this problem.;
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence : PRIORITY
To: PhoeniK
Date: 07/23/1998
Attn:
From:
^ Squad 13/L akeside RA
V Contact:; I
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(Pending)
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
nm ,r!nr.n^y - PIj aTTTVF. ;
- FUGITIVE;
AOT-DT
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To coordinate aerial photography and site survey.
Preliminary Inquiry Initiated: 06/2971998, set; to expire.
09729/1998.
Details: On 7/23/1998 SA
called SA
to
confirm an appointment to have aeria l photographs taken of the
residence of captioned subject. The f
Iwill also carry
scheduled to meet SA
9:30 am on Monday, August 3.
Tentatively, the is
Jat the. Springerville airfield at
I
CAUTION: Cooper claims to have associates in. the.
Eagar/Springervilie area who are, monitoring aircraft; activity..
Furthermore, because of the Cooper’s volatile, and threatening
statements (details fbUnd below) , there, is a possibility that
someone at Cooper’s residence could open fire oh a plane.
By way of background, on. 07/ 01/1998, bench; warra nts
were issue d in Phoenix for Bill Cooper 1 I
because the coUple refused to appear in federal
district court in response to charges of inco me tax evasion
Deputy U.S.: Marshal attempted to serve Cooper
With - a —
SERIALIZED. —
^UD.
!jUL 2 9 1998
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06/19/1998, but Cooper ordered the deputy laarshal off his
property without accepting the suomons.
Bill Cooper, a resident of the small eastern Arizona
town of Eagar, is nationally known among militia members and
other right-wing zealots. Cooper hosts a talk show by means of
short-wave, radio, and he frequently condemns the. federal
government, the Justice Department, and the FBI for the
•atrocities" at Waco and Ruby Ridge. Cooper also publishes a
newsletter entitled, ‘Veritas." Among other things, he proclaims
there is a government-sponsored socialist conspiracy to establish
a New World - Order .
Cooper is a prolific writer on the internet, and much
information about him and his beliefs can be accessed at his
Website:; www.harvest-trust.org. Cooper has written defiantly on
the Internet of the bench warrants issued in Phoenix and of his
intention to go to War with the federal government*. An example
of his statements includes: “Any attempt by the federal
government or anyone else to execute these Unconstitutional and
unlawful arrest Warrants issued by Judge Irwin will be met with
armed resistance. Any person who attempts to kidnap our children
will be shot On sight."
The Phoenix Division, in concert with the U.S.
Attorney’s Office, U.S. Marshal’s Service, and the. Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) , has deter»ined that no immediate action
will be taken to arrest Cooper and his wife.: It. should be noted
that Cooper has brought one. or more, arroed militia “soldiers* or
‘bodyguards* to his home in Eagar, and Cooper seems to be
spoiling for a fight. In. a brief conversation with SA |
recently. Cooper said that he was at war with the federal
government, and. he. “has drawn a line in the sand."
Given this mind set and the fact that Cooper’s house
sits on a high ridge overlooking a quiet residential area in the
town of Eagar, Phoenix has concluded there is no hurry to effect
an arrest. The U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that; federal agents
“could wait for a year and a half, if necessary." Another factor
to consider is the. presence of Cooper’s l
nin the home. Cooper has written that he will not use
Tiis family as a shield, but in fact he seems to be
doing precisely that.
spoke, with one of
Recently, SA _
who is Very pessimistic about the prospec ts of Cooper
leaving his home and stronghold of his own will.: \
thinks that Cooper is \_
furthermore Cooper seems |
I
Seemingly, Coopet has put niHiseir into
a corner from which there 'is no graceful or face-saving exit.:
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The present, strategy for dealing with Cooper is to not
initiate any overt or provocative action in the town of Eagar,
including surveillance,, for some time, perhaps 2 or 3 months.:
Perhaps this will give Cooper time to cool off, and it may
discourage, his bodyguards and supporters, who could tire of
sitting around with nothing to do.: In the meantime,, the Phoenix;
Division Will be gather ing intelligence on Cooper and his
residence.:. SaJ | (Lakeside RA) , who is personally
acquainted with cooper, will coordinate, with^ state and local law
enforcement agencies and the relevant, federal agencies (IRS, U.S.
Marshal) to try to bring about, a peaceful resolution to this
matter.
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ACS:acs
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On 8-5-98, Investigator
of the Payson Department.^ Detective]
receiving a .rinciiTTient from a cTtTzert in Payson.:
teieph oned De tective
letter from .
JLs inves tioatina cas^
iS an associate of
it should be noted .
} and
related
^rne aocume nt is a
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Investigator
in that, case.:
sent a copy of the letter to
by fax. The letter is dated July 20, 1998
and addressed Jir^-Sheriff Arthur Lee, of] Apache County, Arizona.:
in the letter J |recalls an, earlier discussion with the
Sheriff a bout IRS, warrants, and William Cooper of, EageJi^
Arizona. I . pefers to himself as being On e of the
. for America Publication s of
states his. opinion, that Cooper ancf
Arizonan
Jhave. been
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targeted by the Federal Government: and possibly others,
discusses jurisdictional authority, and his concern that,
jurisdictional lines are about, to be stepped over and abused by
the. IRS and possibly other federal, agencie s. It should be noted
that. William Cooper is the. subject, in ease l and
William Cooper arid his wife have outstanding federal arrest
Warrants <
The bottom of the letter lists persons copies sent, to;
Mr., and Mrs William Cooper
Mayor Sandra Burke, Eagar, Arizona
Eagar Police: Chief Scott. Garms
State Representative. Debra Brimhall.
State Senator Jack: Brown
U.S. Cong ressman j'.D. Hayw orth
FBI Agent.
Arizona Republic. Newspaper
Other Media
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20July 1998 A.D.
Sheriff Arthur Lee, (800) 352-1850
county of Apache
P.O. Box 518
St. Johns, Arizona 85936
Dear SherifFLee:
It was good talking with you Over the past weekend. You will recall that we discussed
the alleged Internal Revenue Service Warrants mentioned in a July 3, 1998, front page
Arizona Republic Newspaper article. This article also mentioned Mr. and Mrs. William.
Cooper' of Eagar, Arizona,
for America Publications of
_ ; above allegations. At this time,
this situation involving the Cooper family looks very similar to other IRS ATTACKS
against people throughout America who dare to question IRS procedures and IRS
lawfulness. Mr. Cooper is well kno wn as a high profile critic of injustice, who would like
all Americans, including the IRS, to responsibly abide by the law.
As I men tioned. I am one of thef
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It is my early opinion that Mr. Cooper an{ j ~| havc been UNLAWFULLY
TARGETD by the federal govehiment and possibly others.
You and I discussed the importance of jurisdictional authority. You, being the top
lawman in your county, establishes that authority over ANY and ALL other law
enforcement, from local police to federal agents. It is my concern that these jurisdictional
lines are about to be stepped over and abused by the IRS and possibly other federal
agencies.
Enclosed are several recent documents released by America Publications which will,
no doubt, shed serious light on my concerns.
Please feel free to contact me at any future date. My intentions in this matter are toward a
peaceful and Lawful resolve.
_ Vprv tnilyvnurs
CC; Mr. and Mrsrivilliam CooperC
Mayor Sandra Burke, Eagar, Arizona, (520) 333-4128, ex. 300
Eagar Police Chief Scott Garms, (520) 333-4127 r
State Representative Debra Brirnhall, (602) 542-5861.
Slate Senator Jack Brown, (602) 542-4129
U.S. Congressman J.D. Hayworth, (602) 92 6-4 1 5 1
FBIAgent T ~| ^^^<^sidc Arizona. 1
Arizona Republic Newspaper, (602) 444-8000
Other media
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home located atf
the force ofl
ne lett nis posit:ion because or a[
(PROTECT IDENTITY! was int erviewe d at his
I Ariz ona ■! I
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After being advised of the purpose of the interview.
provided the following information:
Several years agol
became aware of an ultra-right wing radio nroaacasrer, wno
has ties to the militia movement in America. This individual.
Bill Cooper, Used to broadcast from a facility in St.; Johns,
Arizona, but he has since moved his recording and sound equipment
to his own home in Eagar .
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becam e aware of Cooper because
1 who refused to identify himself.;
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Apparently, this man was obsessed with the militia movement, and
carefully monitored mili tia act ivity, which he. thought, to be.
dangerous a nd sinister, | IwaS never able to find out the
Identity of
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[in a Jbeaerai express envelope wnicn maae
references to Bill cooper and various militia activities and
organizations.
the radio, f
When
[
[became aware of Bill Cooper’s activiti es on
Ibeqan to pay attention to Cooper.:! [ran a
name cfT
nothing [
name was used ^o ^|_
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became aware of a publicat ion pUt out. by Cooper
called ‘Veritas , and at one point.
intended to subscribe
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Date dictated 07 / 16 /1998
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it and ita contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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until he. learned that Cooper was ask ing for $55.00 for an annual
subscription. At this point | concluded that Cooper’s
politics and philosophies had a lot to do With making money and
taking advantage of people with Ultra-right wing beliefs.;
In the p rocess of doing some research on Cooper and his
activities J Ilearned that there Was arl
resided -m
contacted
] and one of I
At one pointy
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ad been
because it was believed that an ^
stockpiling, Weapons in the commu nity. The officer Who stopped
found no Weapons, but i I engaged the officer in a .polite.
conversation .
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has been told that Cooper has
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to )iis aid ■ hniT
be.
Idoes not know who these individuals might
ad vised that
Bill Cooper has attack dogs , and he has had the dbgs j
Hwhich is located in Lakeside, Arizona.;
The[
is likely that ^
Cooper . The. telephon e number forf
l and it
lean provid e additional information abou t
and the fax number is
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1 1 /PROTECT IDENTITY V Was contacted
at his residence Which is
located on 1
His mailing
address is|
1 HIS nome.
telephone, number is.
After being advised of the.
purpose, of the. interview, [
[provided the following
information:
Prior to that.
1 where
he had al L.
1 Originally,
lhad been born in
but He ran away from hom ^ l and began working as a
n confirmed that he. is acquainted with Bill
Cooper, a fugitive, tax protester, who now resides in Eagar,
Arizona. I
[ said rnar ne. xs very worried
aboUtI I giv en the current situation in which both.
\ federal fugitives .
met Bill Cooper aboUtT
Apparentl y, cooper had heard aboucF
I Cooper Was v ery impre ssed
I At first,!
With a[
was reluctant to
~|:hat :.
Cooper
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it sod its contents are cot to be distributed outside your agency.
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He explained that
naitie is| ^
Furthermore/ when Cooper asked about [
whose.
lhad
reservations when he learned t hat there were j
could be an admirable.L
had concerns about the
also double [
safety.
]1M
Ultimately,
because cooper sa id that he. really
^agreed to sell (pooper the
Cooper explained to| Jthat he Was the director of '
intelligence for a group called the. Second Continental Array of
the Republic (S CARV. In this capacity. Cooper had a coUple of
people threaten[ and he claimed to have
been beaten hp by somebody.;
his fami
i£
said that if anyone poses a threat to Cooper or
is af
advised that Coppe r also ha s!
d ism issed the f ichtiner
saying that the I
which
1 in contrast to the
categorizes as a| ^ advised that recently he
was approached bv a Vounc man who is a friend of Cooper, wh o was
I
Idescribed the young man as being about!
years of age ancij
believes that t his voung man, whose name he does not Know, mignc
have been ih "an[
that the yoUng man served in. any speci al tactica l unit; sUch as
the; Navy Seals or Army Special Forces. | I described the
young raan as being a real patriot, but; misguided.
likely \
In describing Bill Cooper
said that Cooper is
know auj^e a bit about{
and he frequently is involved in
dI aims t
jsince h ^ used to bel
view.
] does not. believe.
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Cooper is exceedingly arrogant,, and he has been isolated from the
real world for so long that he fbelieves his own bullshit."
Cooper -holds -firmly and stubbornly to his beliefs, and he; gets
volatile- and unpredictable, if challenged by anyone, regardless * of
the topic.;
When a sked for his.-recommendation ton bow to- proceed i n
handling Cooper. I I
~l we nt oh. to explain-
that Cooper's r l and undoubtedly,
she will be. experiencing, cabin, fever within .a month .or two; S oon
she will be causing Conner lots of problems. I I
Furthermore, the arrest of
^opinion,, cooper himseir win grow tired
put it,,
of the, standoff With the federal government . As
"How long, can you eat MRE (meals iready-to-eat) ?
Ibelieves that Cooper feels inadequate and
therefore seeks, to become a martyr so that if he i s killed he
Will end up beihg somebody ."important. As- a result J
believes that law enforcement authorities should avoid the use. of
violence,, and they;, should (attempt to ignore Cooper as much, as
possible.;.
was. asked; jLf there was a nything th at, might
^responded that
induce Cooper to come out of his borne, and
he doesn’t think there is much .o f anything
.Cooper to leave his, stronghold. I —Li
does not . h ave any -need of bring outj
] and' Cooper would- not leave his residence even, if such a
that would cause
need, Was apparent.:
said that, if law enforcement. :authorities- feel
compelled to- go and apprehend Cooper,, the ibest .way to do. it would
be to inf iltratei: the area around his home with trained agents- who
could, conceal ■themshii£eS-in_*ghiliie’ suits. These agents would.
.have to neutralize! jwith; a. tranquilizer, and they would
have, to wait patiently for Cooper to rshow., up -outside, his house so
they} could grab him.
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Agent (SA)
1998:
yhe following invest igation was conducted by Special
at Lakeside, Arizona on July 19,
SA
received a telephone call from the mayor of
the town of Eagar, Arizona, Sandra RUrke. whose telephone number
is (520)333-4691. Her home address is.L_ | Eagar,
Arizona 85925. Mayor Burke, called because of a statement that
refers to BUrke’s[
1 as a “Nazi.’’ This
anrfg>Vpd PiiiW^ miii
:e a bit. BUrke’sl 1
of Eagar.
Mayor BUrke also advised that, she re ceived a telep hone
call from an individual identifying himself as[
representing American Publica tions, wh ich allegedly has a nation-'
wide circulation. Apparentiy,[
tried to persuade Burke to;
go visit Bill Cooper, but. the. mayor said that she has no
intention of doing so, and she doesn’t want to make herself a
possible hostage at Cooper’s house.
gave Mayor BUrke his address:
nis reiepnone nuiauer as[
T
]
He provided
Mayor BUrke said that she is quite concerned about the
situation involving Bill Cooper, whom she believes is a threat to
the town’s police officers and also to the greater community,
she remarked that | | a resident, of Eagar, has been
trying to per suade her to support Bill, pohner BUrke / who is a
member of the
believes that
e
who is also LDS,
has been misled by Bill dooper’s philosophies and ideologies.
Following the phone, conversation with Mayor BUrke/ SA
called the phone number of American Publications,
(602)949-9129.: A male, answered, the phone and said he was a
volunteer with American Publications, ...but, Wh.ep he began te ask
detailed questions of the caller, SA
%
SA
Later in the. morning,
1 Who is a resident of Eaaar and I
hUng Up the phone.
1 telephoned I I
I
cellular teiepnone
I and his wor.K. telephone number is
JVc
’as asked about his association with Bill
, for whom an arre st warrant has been issued in federal
district court. I 1 responded that he has listened to Bill
Cooper <
Cooper and met him some years ago, but.
explained that he
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has had no personal contact with Cooper for some years.
stated that he is aware: of the current situation in which Cooper
is resisting arrest, by federal authorities.;
It, should be noted that ! I who Was agreeable,
enough at, first. When contacted by telephone, became agitated as
he Was asked questions regarding, his association With Cooper and
what: he. thought, of Cooper’s philosophies.
After this phone conversation, with
SA
called the Court Clerk’s Office of the Federal District
Court of Arizona (Phoenix) to determine if Bill Cooper had filed
a civil suit against the D epartment of Justice (DOJ) or Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) .; SA
J spoke, to a clerk named
who looke d in the database , and found listings for Milton
but. she explained that these
william Cooper ■andT
listings were, for €
he pending criminal case, against:
She coul d find no entries regarding a civil filing. Later,
1 checked by hand any filings which might have, been made, in.
Phoenix sin ce JUlv 1st, but she said that she coUld find none tor
Bill; Cooper
explained that. in. order to file, a valid civil
suit in. federal court, the. plaintiff must, pay a filing fee of
$150.00 and prepare a complaint: to initiate the case.; Filing
packets are available, in the office of the Court; Clerk.;
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I I was incervxewea in
of the Lakeside Resi dent Ag ency of the. F ederal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) . | lhas been, with |
and he has been involved in l
I home telephone number is I I an d he resides in~
I Arizona. His Work telephone number is
After being advised of the. purpose, of the. interview, ! ~|
provided, the following information:
I lad vised that | |Bill Cooper and
Who live, in the town of Eagar, Arizona. |
first became aW are of Cooper by listening to short Wave radio
broadcasts, and l [ explained that, he frequently li stens to
various t alk ShoWs by short wave radio. Furthermore , |
have a satellite dish With which they receive a Wide,
variety of programming.
I Imet Bill Cooper in the town of I _
jcooper has visited
I I andl IhAs bagyrover to Bill Cooper's place
\pache
^t his
that his; last vi
Prior to going
bounty sheriff’s Office (ACSO) .
O the Cooper h
bonsulted withi
visit t o Cooper t<
for Cooperf
ace after
Last; Saturday J called Bill Cooper and advised him
that he w ould probably be m eeting w ith Special Agent. (SA)
I the following week . 1 I then asked Cooper if t here, wa s
anything he wanted, conveyed to the Agent, and Cooper told l
that he should tell. the. Agent; that, the FBI 'really stepp ed on
their dicks.” Cooper made, other statements Which caUsed F I
some; concern and made him feel, that not only was Cooper willing
to die. for bis principles, but he Was willing to; take his family
with. him.
For exa mple. Cooper toldl H
a statement, which
killed in the process. Although!
^ven If ne is
Joes not. believe. Cooper is
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suic idal, h e said that Cooper is a very stubborn and hard-headed
man. | I believes that Cooper has gotten himself boxed into a
corner from which he has no intention of emerging.:
said
[
In describing h |Ls relationship with Bill Cooper, F
but h e doesn ’t consider himself to be
said, don’t have a
Furthermore
affair with Bill cooper .
love
When asked about Cooper’s as sociates at h is residence,
said that when he visited on
Lt^
people there he didn’t knoW: |_
the [
there W ere two
who had
dark hai,r and Was carrying ^ handgun, and
who; was
fand of average, height. | | noticed
that there Was a Chevy pickUp With a California license, plate at
Cooper’s residence . This pickUp may have belong ed to the
[Although Cooper introduced thef
said hPi finuld
ot. recall their names. When asked if ne Knew
ho might be staying at Cooper’s hoUse,
a man named
said that he Was not acquainted With this individual.
thinks that Cooper is quite serious about
resisting by force, if necessary, the federal government if an
attempt i^ made, to execut e the W arrants issued against, him and
:or tax evasion.
said that Cooper could
conceivably call Up 500 or 600 militia volu nteers to give support
if Cooper feels he is being attacked. When I b alked to Cooper
by tel ephone last Saturday, Cooper made, some statements Which
Igrave concerns. For example. Cooper made reference
caused
to the. fact that; if he. and his family die here and noW, they Will
all go to a better place; tomorrow.
jw as asked if he could think of any circumstances
which, might induce Cooper to sub mit to federal authority and
present, himself in court.
said that the. only thing he could
think, of is if the government is able to refute point by point;
Co oper’s argu ments concerning tax laws and federal jurisdiction-
SA l I asked if Cooper might be, willing to appear in court
if the bench yWarrarjits are suspended so that. Cooper can show Up
voluntarily.
rejected a
responded that, since Cooper has already
court summons, he. doUbts that. Cooper Would now
voluntarily go to court.
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mentioned that his supervisor.
has
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adiLLsed him to break; off all contact with Cooper and his family.
Jsaid he is reluctant to do so
but. he recognizes that it: would be wise for him to 'keep a low
profile."
was asked about an apparent split between two
bus i ness partners. Bill Cooper andl
that [
said
when Cooper ha^
I making preparations for an
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effectively terminated.
J refusal to handle
that, their relationship Was
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The following invest igation was conducted by Special
on July 21 , 1998:
SA
County Sheri
contacted Sheriff Art Lee. of the Apache
s Office (ACSO) in St. JohnS/ Arizona. Sheriff
Lee indic ated that he fr ad recently received a phone, call from a
man namedL
. who wanted the Sheriff to speak with Bill
Cooper, who has been accused of federal income tax evasion.
Based on his^noniaarsation withf
appears that
has strong right-wing beliefs
] Sherif f Lee sai d it
told
Sheriff Lee that he wants to see if there, is a way to deal with
the situation without anyone being hurt or killed.;
Sheriff Lee said that he. did call Bill Cooper and ask
him about alternatives for resolving the. standoff with, the
federal government, peacefully. Cooper did not offer any
openings/ and Sheriff Lee concluded from the. conversation that
there are no good short, term solutions for d ealing with Bill.
Cooper’s resistance. ,to f ederal— authority . SA l I as ked
Sheriff . I .ee to call
and request that[
call SA
SA
spoken with
told Sheriff Lee that yesterday he had
and that
Ihad painted a very pessimistic.
picture concerning the. likelihood of Bill Cooper surrendering
peacefully. Instead, the. Sheriff was toldi that Cooper had made,
statements to suggest, that he was willing to resist to the. death.
Sheriff Lee indicated that he planned to contact. Scott
Garms, the police chief of the town of Eagar, Arizona, to advise
him to be careful in exposing himself to Cooper. Sheriff Lee
mentioned this because Cooper is upset, with Garms for his
cooperation with the. FBI.
which
SA
Following the conversation with Sheriff Lee,
stopped at. the. residence, of
ies a few miles to t he south of
was n ot at home, but[
SA
1
asked her if
] answered tne door, and
with Bill Cooper
acquainted with Cooper,
situation because of newspaper reports. SA
he or her husband had any affiliation
I explained that neither of them was
^though they knew something .about, the
explained
that he was trying to locate associates of Cooper to determine if
3
s, a way to peacefully resolve the situation*
responded that, neither she nor .her husband were
in a
position to offer suggestions.
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During the early m orning of
received a c all froj n Officer _
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advised than ne naa nust been called bv
/PROT K fyP TDE NTITY) Of
_had explained how he had been
agVPf^ to go to the residence of Bill Cooper that night. When
arrived at the Cooper residence, he ob served that there w as
a lot of hostility and tension between Bill
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After this conversation v/ith Officer | SA
called the Eagar police chief, Scott carms, wno pretty
much repeat pd t]ne same account, on the Coopers as just, given by
Garms explained that, he did not intend to send
hooper’s house, to investigate as such ai response.
Officer
officers up to
might provoke Cooper into an act of deadly yjoience.
Furthermore, if the local police responded.
reasoning.
Jtoid Chief Garms that ne completely concurrea
SA,
with this
On thP- morning of | |SA
at. this home. | | confirmed tha t he \
to Cooper’s house last night after
called ^
. had gone.
lhad received a call f rom
stiaf-pd fhaf, ha had liaf.ftnpd to Cooper’s radio oroagcasc ea rlier
that night, and Bill didn’t sound like he was Well. Thus, I
.concerning Bill_.
sutrered~a heart attack.
even feared that. Cooper way have
Upon arriving at the Cooper’s house,] | immediately
noticed that in Was like, a: *free for all*. Cooper was yelling a t
land ronno.T* t-oldf
]
Ishould pa ck Up and go
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leave the home for the njaht JI
responded bv saying that
5 nd he encouragedL
Ijhr> Wag inside listenin^g.
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stayed at the
Cooper’s Place for about ten iainutes. He f elt very uncomfortable
being involved | l and he plainly
expressed this feeling ! b elieves that the Cooper’s
are feeling the stress and tension of isolating themselves since
the federal warrants Were issued.
W hen he
arrived at Cooper’s house late
that night, drove up Without incide nt eve rt though he doesn’t
believe Bill Was expecting him to come.;
noticed no
defensive measures taken regarding the arrival of his car.;
SA asked|
if
L-a
■ he knew of bres€
whereabouts. He said he die
1 nor.
pd he denied thatj |
come to his home that, night.
said he has no intention
had
respect for Bill based on what he saw last night,
however, that he Would serve as!
of
stated.
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talk to I l even T
distrusts the agent, .
is to establish a dialogue With[
SAj I told| I he Would l ike an opport^
^ the conversation is by phone- I: _
]shoUl d call from a p ay phone. The point
' I said he wou ld conVeV
this message if he has an opportunity , but he doubts tha t
Will
to SA
iim again. Furthermore,
Under any circumstance^
1
will talk
On the morni ng of 5/11 SaT
and learned that.
again
leave the Cooper's house earli er that morning,
local super 8 Motel, bUt |
it Was too late to gob a de sk manager to check
Icalled Chief Garms
had wat ched a wh ite Bronco
]went to the:
leavinct—thfi.
,LoW .; I
Garms
the
’st
didn’t get a room, probabl y because
] After-
TTOtsar
afternopn
returned td
Super
could, not
xhat]
of.
hea ded
ifl
Q/n
west on Highway 60 towards S hoW
.Chief
Eagar.
home lies in that direc tion.
Garms could not tell ifl
f
As of
had
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The following jlnvestigation was conducted by
^at Eagar/ Arizona on 9/15/98:
SA 1
contpacted
at her place of
employment. 1
is thel
^ 1
1 . l-Tha,
■Phone nupber is L
r
She has been running |
I i for about five years.
confir med thatT
3
as a
I in the name of whom she has seen dn her
store previously. According to the store’s account informatio n/
I
Phone number is listed as I
is_
Her
I has an
Har gfnrp adcpUnt nUnber
has also
1
seen
jBill Cooper in her store.
[mentioned that she once had a an argument or
dispute with Cooper about \~ . . not recall_
the. exact reason for the dispute, but she said that Cooper struck
her as being very stron g, willed/ outspoken, and even arrogant .:
I has also seen the f I
describes as being aUite bright. Even the I
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Cooper or
who
partner in their re lationship
submissive. I '
is not , well acquainted with either Bill
[be lieves th at Bill is jihe do
[also suspects that the.
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senses that I
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inant
isqUite.
IS
] whic h is certainly the. case with the
mentioned that she has seen the
a local Mexican restaurant.
cooper s on a tew occasions au
Tljie Coopers haVe been freguent visitors at
a
I during the P ast year .;
base for j j and noted that'
on June 27, August 20, August 2^, and September
[checked her account da ta
checked receipts and found the. signature of
invoices dated August 20 and 28.
]
on
SA^
talked
WHO wor k as cas niers at
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] and both
After the conve rsation with
with two of her employees j
the. store.: Both recognizea pnoros oi. bill andj , —
said they had seen them in the store within the last month or so.
Neither of them recalls seeing a man in his mid-20's who smight. be
acting as Cooper's bodyguard.
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and her two emplo yees seem very cooperative, and
they 'indicated' they would call SA,
contact; with the Cooper family.
if they have, further
FD-302 (Rev. 10^95)
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
D»te of tr»ascrip(ioo 9/9/98
Source, Who is not in. a position to testify, provided
the following information
The. source advised that Bill Cooper, a tax protestor
and federal fugitive, has been, publishing quite, a. bit; of anti-
gOvernment pro paganda by means of his Internet, web-site.: The
source. Who is 1
For t he most part . f
being ^
lin other states see.
Th e source believes that Cooper is not likely to
receive m Uch I - - ^
]
Furthermore, Cooper has a very small base of support
within his own community in Eagar, Arizona. I I
peing a bit. crazy..
The source, describes
hs
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by SA
D»t« ^ci»te4 S ISQ
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Tbi* cbottia* ne^i&w'recoixiiaeDiJiiwns ow 'cooclusiciQs of tho FBI. ft is tbe prc^ierty of the FBI smJ is toaned to j^owt agency;
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your'agency.
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Agent (SA)
September
< wT>og»-5gaf->r>r> was conducted by Special
at Lakeside, Arizona on
17, 1998:
saI
and
J
received a telephone call fro m ]
around Eagar
Arizona.; T
J telephone number is
I I confirmed: that she has a lot. for sale (#22)
which lies immediately north of Bill Cooper’s lot; on a ridgetop
in the town of Eagar.; There are several other parcels or lots
surroundin g Bill Coop er’s property, but none of them are;
occupied .; T I is aware that Bill Cooper is a tax
protestor, and he has declared his intent to resist arrest by
federal authorities.
advised that there are a coUple of parcels to
the west of Cooper’s residence Which might be. available for
lease. One of these parcels includes the property oWned' by
[in Eagar.; ' Allegedly,
this property has been leased for §500.0Q a. month, and the. lease,
was due. to expire in. August, 1998. Another piece of pr operty
which migh t be. available for lease is Lot. #34 , oWned by l
I UvnVainef^ she. had previously I
|by Bill Cooper, but. she has. had
no business dealings or personal relationship with Bill Cooper or.
his family.;
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Agent (SA)
September Iv, i99b:
‘yhe following invest igation was conducted by Special
at Lakeside, Arizona on
sa I I received a telephone, call from I last
name unknown (LNU) Who said he Was calling from Houston. [
explained that he has been monitoring the statements, radio
broadca sts . an d Internet Writings of Bill CnouRr for several
years.
stated that Cooper Will soon
and in 'the near future he will begin broadcasting bn shortwave
radio on band 74.5. The heW call letters for this radio
broadcast station are W BCQ. which originates in t he state of
Maine.. This statio n is \
telephone numbers:
broadcast, starting next Week from 9:00 p.m.
midnight (Eastern' Standard Time) .
Who has two
]Bill Cooper Will
to 12:00 p.m.
advised that Cooper
jAllegedly, Tim
McVeigh
With respect to Bill Cooper’s radio broadcasts,^
advised that Cooper continues to do live broadcasts, although he.
occasionally runs replays of previous programs. Not long ago,
Coopere made a statement on the radio to the effect that he^ Would
rather that his family die than fall into the hands of
government authorities.
Sometime ago. Cooper made reference to an incident,
which took place in Phoenix in 1994 when he Was artested for
getting into a fight at the Ambassador Suites Hotel. Allegedly,
this incident took place in August of 1994, and Cooper used his
family as a shield to protect him from police.
I Supposedly. Cooper has made disparaging comments on
the radio about his former family.
Allegedly, Bill Cooper has been involved in a process
called microbroadcasting, in which people can download his
transmissions on satellite, and then rebroadcast them locally. on
FM radio.
I stated that Cooper claims to have anti-air
Weapons, and he has made statements about having long range
rifles which can accurately hit targets out to one. mile.
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advised SA
that he < would send him a c opy
of a ^
described as being a spoo f of Cop per's own hooK called^ “Behold a
Pale Horse.;’ According to
I’
which!
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prior to moving to Eagar,
Arizona, Copper lived in California and other places in Arizona
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.(01/25/1998)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE
To:' Phoendl^
Date: 10/02/1998
Attn:
Prom: Phoenix
Squad 13 / Lakeside RA
Contact:
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Approved By:
Drafted By:
Case ID #:
Title:
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(Pending)
MILTON, WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper- FUG ITIVE;-
I ! ■ FUGITIVE;
AOT-DT
ARMED AMD DANGEROUS
Synopsis:' To request ’technical; assistance, from Squad 20.
Details: 0n‘ 9/28/98’.a meeting was held at: the US Attorney’s
Off ice in .Phoenix c oncerning the fugitive; status of Blil Cooper
and I I 'Both have been , indicted ‘by IRS on federal’
tax evasion charges.: Cooper has vowed to shoot any federal
agents who attempt to arrest him.
Attending this, meeting were high level representatives:
of the US (Marshals Service, IRS> US''Attorney’s Office, and',ASAC
Ray churay of the phoenix Division. Participants were updated. on
the status of Bill Cooper, who appears to have come out into town
recently,, .an event not anticipated this soom in his self-imposed
exile, at his .hilltop, home in the town of Eagar .,
iDurlng the .meeting it was determined that more
intelligence/ was :heeded‘ on Cooper’s activities, but the. time was
not yet right for 'deploying a team to conduct surveillance or to
arrest, him. Instead,, it was 'determined* that the 'Phoenix .Division
would examine the feasibility of using technical means; to
monitor Cooper’s activities.-.
Another .inter-agency planning .meeting will held In the
future after more intelligence' on, Coo per’s activiti es has been
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gathered' and .assessed., On '9/29/98 SA
contacted' SA;
in- Lakeside and; scheduled a site survey -to be conducted
in Eagar on, October 6 and 7., '
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(0l/2</19$8)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence:
To: CIRG
PRIORITY
Date: 10/19/1998
Attn:
From:
/^quad 13 / I T alrocirta Pa
Contact:
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Approved By:
Drafted By:
Case ID #: [
(Pending)
Title:
MILTON WILLIAM. COOPER,
aka Rill Cooper- f UGITIVE;
UGITIVE;
AOT-DT
ARMED AMD DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To request profiling assistance from NCAVC.
Administrative: On 7/9/98 phoenix set out a lead to NCAVC
(Quantico) to obtain, a psyc hological assessment on captioned
fugitives . On 10/19/98 SSA | b f NCAVC and SA
~| the. Phoenix case agent, conversed by phone about the,
possibility of arranging for meetings in Ariz ona to bef ter-
understand the si
suggests that SS
of November.
i tUation
A i I
with Bill' Cooper and
f
Phoenix
travel to Arizona during the first, week
Details i
and
Rv wav Q
background, several months ago Bill Cooper
were indicted in Arizona for income tax
ana bencn warrants were, issued for them on July 1 ,
evasion, ana bencn warrants were, issued for them on July 1, 1998.
Cooper, who is well, known among members of the nation’s .militia
groups, has stated that, he Will kill any federal agents who
attempt, to apprehend him. He has also said that he would rather
have his family die than be subject to federal tyranny.
In effect, Cooper has barricaded himself and his family in their
residence, which lies in the middle of the quiet, town of Eagar,
Arizona.
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While the apprehension of Cooper is the responsibility
of the US Marshals Service (USMS) and the tax investigation has
been conducted by IRS, the phoenix Division has been coordinating
With, both agencies in the event the Bureau is needed to provide -a
To:
Re:
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hoenix
10/19/1998
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tactical response, especially if Cooper resorts to violence.:
Furthermore, since the USMS and IRS have no agents assigned in
the rural area of eastern Arizona where Cooper lives, the
Lakeside, Resident Agent (Sa| | has become a primary source,
of intelligence for the other agencies.;
If SSA comes to Arizona, it, will be: with the:
purpose of surveying the situation to get more insight into
Cooper and the rural area in which he lives. Tentatively,
Phoenix has set up a working meeting with the IRS, USMS, US
Attorney’s Office, and the Phoenix case agent on November 3. It
is recommended that this proposed trip be approved.
ARMED AMD DANGEROUS
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In R^, Please Refer to
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U.S; Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Phoenix. Arizona I
October 28,1998
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N'avar^aohft Slf>c:^■riG Cooperative. Inc.
Lakeside. AZ 85929
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Dear
1 am requesting the: assistance: of' Navapache. Electric Cooperative',
Inc.: in connection with an official investigation being Conducted
by bur agency in the: area 'of' Rbuhd,, Valley.,
In order to further ari/FBl investigation ybur assista;nce is: being
requested in the area, of Round Valley regarding the avaiiability
of electric, power of 110 volts for the bperation. of equipment: and
the: use of power poles for the installation of that: equipment.:
This; installation will most; 'likely 'take place in mid-NOvember ..
If you have any questions conce rning this requ est, please cO ntact-
Phoenix, AZ
Lakeside, AZ of
at:
1 appreciate ybuf efforts in this matter'.:
Very truly yours.
Guadalupe. Gonzalez
Special Agent; in. Charge:
Supervisory Special. Agent
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of tr»(is«rii>tioo
lOi/ 19/98
[
Special Agent (SA)[
who has not provided his last name, called
bollect from Houston/ Texas
and provided the following information:
advised that he has been monitoring the, Internet;
-Statements of Bill Cooper .on a Web site cal led Deja News.
According to his Internet readings ! I said that; B ill Cooper
put. out a reward on an individu al named! i in. the
amount of $500.00.; Apparently,
^as said many critical
things about Cooper bn the Internet, and* Cooper d 9 es not like it.
Therefore, offered $500. 00 to anyone, who can. provide
Cooper with
£
address and telephone number.;
I
1 indicated that there are
had a falling out. Allegedly, Coopeij
] For example,.
bith Cooper, but they
C
who is a
both p ill Cooper and
because
IbUt Cooper broX^ - off
whom
With
Cooper detests.; Allegedly, Cooper has ma de a state ment; on the
Internet to the effect that, *I will* shoot P 1 comes up the.
hill (to negotiate’ with me) .;" Cooper has also made statements in.
the Internet to the effect that, the Freemen of Montana Were very
Weak, and they gave, up to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) as soon as their electrical power Was cut off.;
During the course of the phone conversation With
he played a recording from Au gust, 1996, Which he said Was a
response to something done bv ! I
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In this brief recording. Cooper said that.
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following investigation was conducted by SA
on 11/10/98:
[
received a. call fromi
an employee, at
AriTicna . I ladvi gp.d. t-hat. last I
Istore in Eagar
into I th e store
store,
1 and their ‘bodyguard" came
jBill Cooper did not enter the
came into the store at about
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The bodyguard remained in, the background, and he. seemed
to be. very: watchful and a lert. : He Wore a brown Windbteaker over
a white polo shirt, Which T" I said is his typical attire- The
bodyguard carried a semi-auto pistol on his hip as he always has
when, visiting the. store..
After this visit.
determined that since May 1998,
checked the store’s records and
the store on
occasions, and these visits have always been made oh
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The following investigation was conducted by SA[
I at Lakeside/ Arizona:
on 11
employee of the
16798r
1 (PROT ECT IDENTITY) / an
store in Eagar/ called
the Lakesi de Resident Agen cy and left a voice mail message for SA
\ In this message, r '
"ladvised that f
1
1
did not see
On ll/17/98‘
Houston and left a voice mail message, for SA[
Bill Cooper.;
Last Name Unknown (lnu> called from
advised that the night before he listened to Bill Cooper’s
nightly short wave radio broadcast. cooper Was Upset about an
incident in Which an Eagar city
dared to drive up the road Which, leads to his residence.
Allegedly/ Cooper said that if he can take on the. federal
government/ he can most certainly handle the toWn of Eag ar.
had
Cooper also mentioned an incident with a dog/ but]
no further details.
provided
After reviewingl
message/ SA
called the
Eagar police chief Scott Garms Who confirmed tha t Cooper did haVe
an altercation With I I Apparently/
and he.
Last nigntf
drove, up to check on I
I I and explained What happened When he. drove up
leading to Cooper’s house .
called chief
e road
he saw Cooper's]
Rottweiler ran out to
told Chief Garms that When he dr ove up the hill/
Then a
truck.
told him to roll
up his windows because their dog is a *trained )ciller . doa* . — Then
Cooper drove out in his truck and started swearing at
f
ir drove out in ms truck, ana started swearing ap| i
n explained t hat he owned property nearby and that, he Was a
but this had no effect on Coo per, and it. these.
statements , probably provoked him all the more.;
upset about the confrontation with Cooper.;
was very
again
On 11/18/98
and confirmed that"
he
I
,NU of Houst
confrontation, with Cooper,
E
n called SA
Of
ad sp okeh toL
also said that
about his
Cooper has cut
back his radio program to one hour in length because of
interference from a Voice of America short Wave broadcast
emanating from Africa.;
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Agent (SA)[^
November 13, .1998:;
ligation was conducted by Special;
lat Lakeside, Arizona on;
Sa I Jreceived a call froiaj | Last Name
Unknown; (LNU) , who resides in, Houston/ Texas.; David (LNU)
advised that Bill Cooper is cutting back; his nightly radio
program; from twoi hours to one, hour in length. This radio program
is aired by shortwave radio Monday through Thursday nigbt.
Apparently, Cooper is cutting back; on hours because the, U.s.;
government; is sponsoring a Voice of America (VOA) shortwave radio
program originating in Africa, and; this program shares; the signal
with the shortwave station by which Cooper broadcasts his
program. As a resjill: — the powerful VOA, broadcast tends to jam
Cooper’s program.; K LNU) suggested that. the. U.S.
government add an additional hour on the front; end of the. VOA
program which would effectively terminate Bill. Cooper’s nightly
broadcasts. )
At the, present time. Bill Cooper is broadcasting on the.
following band: 74.15.: Previously his program was aired, nn a .
shortwave station called^ WWCR, with, a frequency of 2380 .; I
(LNU) explained that lower frequency numbers work; best for night
broadcasting, while the higher frequencies Work better in the
day..
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the following information :
Last Name Unknown (LNU) called Special Agent (SA)
at the Lakeside Resident Agency and provided
(LNU) said that he Was calling with regard to
Bill Cooper, the federa l fugitive and tax protester, who lives in
Eagar, Arizona.: I | (LNU) advised that Cooper is involved in
illegal broadcasting by means of shortwave radio, and Cooper
presently is-hjcoadcasting from a shortwave station using the call
sign WBCQ. (LNU) mentioned that he has been delighted
recently to find that Voice of America (VGA) , which broadcasts by
shortwave from Africa, has been on the same shortwave, signal used
by Cooper’s station, and as a result. Cooper has had difficulties
iri broadcasting by shortwave radio recently.
Up until recently. Cooper has been able to afford
broadcast times bv means of sponso rs. For example, two of his
sponsors, f
called the
who were affiliated With a firm
zn
1 In order to pay foir this time. Cooper has been very
aggressive about advertising during his radio program, which has
been reduced to two hours a night.:
KLNU) , who frequently monito rs rnnp er’s radio
program, said that a mild sounding man namedL emerged as
the pr incipal salesman on Cooper's \radio program.: Iri describing
^ori a recen t radio P rogram. Cooper said, “There should be
He is Very lo yal.*
^LNU) said that^
Unfortunately for'
]is a terrible
more, people like!
coopef, however,!
salesman. Perhaps this is why Cooper recently threatened to shut
down his radio program Unless his listeners start sending in more
money .:
[ LNU) also monitors Bill Cooper’s Website, and
(LNU) Said that on or about October 24, 1998, Cooper made
reference on his Website to the: California. Militia, which had
brought: him some “unspecified device.” This information, was soon
Withdrawn from Cooper’s Website, leading I K LNU) to believe,
that the California Militia had instructed Cooper to remove this
entry from the Website.:
About, two weeks ago during this radio program. Cooper
stated that he was planning to go somewhere, perhaps to a
conference, but then he told his listeners that he had canceled
the trip. The reason he. gave, for canceling his trip Was because
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he didn’t want, to be stopped by a local police office^ and thus
forced to shoot .the, officer because of Cooper’s fugitive status.;
Cooper also said on a recent broadcast that. he. was
thinking of employing remote controlled planes mounted with
cameras in order to conduct photo surveillance, of the area aroUnd
his house. (Presumably, Cooper is worried about; federal, agents
sneaking up to apprehend him.)
over the
is from [
According to
Internet with
(LNU)
. Cooper has hi
. a man .named
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demeaning things about Cooper on. the Internet,
amUsed by these, comments. In fac t. Cooper o ffered
anyone: who could provide him with]
number.
ad a running feUd
(Phone tic) , who
I Writes
and Cooper JLs not
a reward fof
address and telephone
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Agent (SA)
Investigation
invest igation was conducted by Special
^of the Federal Bureau of
jaKeside, Arizona on October 23 , 1998:
SA I I received a call from I I lnu (last name
unknown) who lives in Houston, Texas. | | has called before,
and he has declined to provide h is last n ame or his telephone
number) . During this phone callj Iprovided the following
information;
I played a recording of an excerpt of a radio
broadcast made by Bill Cooper in which Cooper states that the
Marxists and Communists in the government, are destroying the
country, and it is the duty of Militia to bring them to justice.
I advised that currently Cooper is broadcasting on.
a local FM Channel, 101.5, and Cooper is probably not licensed to
do so With the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) . Cooper’s
radio program has recently been reduced from a three hours, five
nights a week, format, to a program running four times a weefe for
only two hours. Allegedly, Cooper has said that unless he gets
more, donations and support, he. will be cutting back the. program
to one hour nightly.
said that he listened to C ooper’s sho rtwave
broadcast on October 21, 1998, and Cooper’ sl | came on the
air. Furthermore, a man who calls himself ! I has been
broadcasting on Cooper’s program since September.
I ~| describes l as having a meek or mild voice.
Lately. I I has been selling equipment, such, as a shortwave
radio sets.; On the. radio program. Cooper and! hav e
instructed individuals to send their money to | Eagaijj
Arizona, when instructing people to send money. Cooper and
have, said that individuals should send blank money orders, gold
or cash. | | advised that coo per used to instru ct people to
send money to him in the name of I
advised that there; is another radical radio
broadcaster wnose. name; is ‘Brother’ Stare (PH) .: Brother Stare
broadca sts out of Walterborough, South Carolina. According to
Brother Stare is extremely radical, and he advocates
Violence. Brother Stare’s success on shortwave may have, spawned
other programs such as the one currently being aired by Bill
Cooper.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTICATION
Precedence: PRIORITY
Attn;
Date: 12A1471998
Sqd' 16
-ASAC I I
From: Phoenix
Squad 13/Lakeside RA
Approved By:
Drafted By: |
F:dkm
Case ID #: f
(Pending)
Title:; MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper - FUG ITIVE;
I- FUGITIVE;
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ARMED AMD ^DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To set; lead to Squad 16.
Details: Earlier this fall, a joint meeting was held with
representatives from the IRS, the, U.S. Marshal's; Service (USMS) ,
and the U.S.; Attorney’s Office.: Repres enting the Phoeni x
The,
Division were ASAC Ray P,. chUray and SA l
purpose of the meeting was to discuss strategies for dealing with
the fugitive. Bill Cooper, who insists, that he will kill any
federal agent who attempt to. apprehend him on federal income tax
evasion charges.: Various; issues were discussed at; this meeting,
and a decision, was made not to pursue, for the time, being, any
tactical resolution of the fugitive situation.: Decisions were
made, t o increase intelligence gathering, and IRS volunteered to,
set UpI
I
Tech, agents from Phoenix; installed this camera in
Eagar, Arizona on 12/01/1998. and the quality of the camera image
is quite; goody I I
IRS and tl
into cUst<
|the case agent (SAI l and the; investigators from
U tiSMS can better formulate Plans for bringing cooper
idv.. UnfortUnatelv. however, maintaining thisi
1 Iwill bel
1 SAI Iwiix
expend approximately four to five hours
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Phoenix
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nature of his pending caseload^ he will not; have time to
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physically review
and maintain an intelligence log.
Therefore/ it. is recmn-inernieri an analyst or agent in
Squad 16 be tasked to review | and compile a log.: If
Squad 16 lacks the manpower to do so. Lakeside recommends that
^ |be delivered, to the USMS or IRS for the purposes of
gleaning information from the|
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LEAD (S) :
Set Lead 1:
AT PHOENIX; hZ
Will review
logs concerninc[
Itaken from
land Will ■compxie~activity
ARMED 'AND> DANGEROUS
(01/2«/l$$8)
FEDERAL. BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: PRIORITY
To: Oklahoma City
Satt Antonio
Training
.From: Phoenix,
, Squad, 13 /T^.akAaidpf PA
Contact:/
Date:;, 12/29/1998
ATTN:
/NCAVC
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.Approved; By:; [
Drafted By:
Case ID #:
Title:
P:dkm
(Pending)
MILTON -WILLIAM COOPER, aka.
Bill Cooper - FU GITIVE:
I- FUGITIVE;
-AOT-DT.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To* set leads for interviews.
Administrative: The purpose of the leads set forth below is to
interview two siblings of the fugitive,. Bill; Cooper. To
facilitate: this interview; Phoenix has attached a ch.ecklist iof
General Assessment. Questions which has :.been prepared at Quantico
by the ^National Center for the Analysis of 'Violent Crime* (NCAVC) ,
formerl^y referred to as; the Behavioral Science Unit. The ,
enclosed questionnaire is * quite lengthy, and* it may not. be
feasible for the interviewing Agents to •utilize the questionnaire
if Cooper’s siblings are uncooperative, or if they have had little
contact with Cooper injrecent years: The interviewing Agents are
encouraged to use discretion toigain as, much ^inSight into
Cooper’s personality, philosophies and mindset as ^possible, with
or without use of the. questionnaire as atguide.
Enclosures:! An 11-page questionhaire-'prepared' at Quantico
entitled, ^General Assessment Questions.*
Details: On 07/01/1998'. federal -bench warrant-.g*. we re issued fo r
pecause
• Bill Cooper and
refused; to appear in District Court 'in phoenix in response to
charges of income Tax; .Evasion.: On 06/19/1998, a, Deputy U.S.
Marshall attempted to- serve .Cooper -with a summons, but /Cpoper
threw the Deputy Marshall off ;his property <without. receiving the
summphS.-
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Bill Cooper, a resident of the small eastern town of
Eagaf , Arizona, is nationally known among militia members and
other right-wing zealists.; Cooper hosts a talk; show by means of
short-wave radio, and he frequently condemns the federal
■government and especially the. FBI for the “atrocities” at Waco
and Ruby Ridge. Cooper is convinced that there is a government-
sponsored socialist conspiracy to establish a “New World Order.”
Cooper is a prolific writer on the Internet, and much
information about him and his beliefs can be accessed at his
Website: wWW.harvest.-trUst.org. Cooper has written defiantly on
the Internet; of the. bench warrants issued in Phoenix and of his
intent to go to War With the federal, government. An example of
the. statements include,. “Any attempt by 'the. federal government or
anyone else to execute these; unconstitutional and Unlawful arrest
warrants issued by Judge Irwin Will be; met with armed resistance.
Any person who attempts to kidnap our children Will be shot on
sight.:"
While, it is primarily the. responsibility of the
internal R:evenUe. ^TPg\ Awd u.S.: Marshal's Service (OSMS)
to apprehend Cooper I land bring them before a federal
judge, FBI assistance, has been requested, in peacefully resolving
this situation.; Since the bench warrants Were, issued in July,
1998, Cooper and his family have effectively barricaded
themselves in their home, which sits in the. middle of the town of
Eagar .: It should be; noted that. Cooper’s home, sits on a high
ridge oVerJlooking a quiet residential area, and the prospects of
initiating any sort of tactical seige in the. community will be
avoided.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has made it clear that even
if convicted. Cooper is not likely ;to spend more than a year or
two in jail.: Because, of this a nd the fact that Coope r is. for
all intents and purposes, using |
as human shields, the involved teaerai agencies nave aecided not
to initiate, any overt or provocative, action.; Essentially,
federal authorities have resolved to wait until Cooper eventually
•cools down, grows weary of his self-imposed captivity, and comes
out into; the. community where he. can be apprehended at minimal'
risk to; himself and others.;
Soon after the. bench' Warrants Were issued for Cooper
and I the Phoenix; Division set. out a lead to the National
Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) at QUahtico to
request a Behaviora l Assessme nt and advice on how to proceed in
bringing Cooper andl
to justice.; While, two Agents -from
NCAVC have, traveled to Arizona and briefly Visited the community
of Eagar, NCAVC is unable to prepare a proper behavioral
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To : Oklahoma Cii
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12/29/1998
assessment; without further information on. the subject.; Since
little is known about Cooper’s background, NCAVC recommended that
some of Cooper’s family members or siblings be contacted for
information.; This is the. reason.' for setting forth the leads
described below.
Milton. William Cooper, aka Bill. Cooper, is described as
a white male, date of birth (DOB): 05/06/1943, Social Security
Account Number (SSAN) : 447-44-4324, 6 '3'' tall, 250 pounds.
Cooper has an ‘artificial, right, leg, and he claims to have lost
his leg when run off the road on his motorcycle by assasins
dispatched by the.. CIA.;
Cooper’s I
Bill Cooper has at leasr twc
fraternal twins.; One of the twins isf
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Set Lead 1:
OKLAHOMA CITY
AT GARBER. OK
concerning
Set Lead 2:
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'll Cooper.;
SAN ANTONIO
AT AUSTIN. TX
Will intervi< =>W'
concerning
Oklahoma,
Bill Cooper.
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of Austin , Texas ,
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1998 :
SA
eittployee at f
igation was conducted by Special
at Lakeside, Arizona on December 8,
came
received a voice mail mes sage from
I store in the ^
laavisea rnatii
le into thel ktore on the last two
J an
e town
the first visit Was made at a bout!
visit took, place, at I
I stated that;
While the. second
SAj I called i I, who resides_atJ L_
1 in. Eaqar. l I is a' retired i
r and he is also a retired polic e officer from th e City
of Phoenix. His home, telephone, number is | |
1 was asked if' he. has any information on. the
current situation With Bill Cooper, the. accused tax protester in
Eagar.. I | responded that he often, listens to Cooper’s FM
radio progra m, which generally consists of lots of music; and no
commercials.: ! [ mentioned that t he othe r night. Cooper spoke,
about, how ’a city council, memb er named I I had tried to go up
and' encroach on 'his property .: ! [ said that he had no; other-
information regarding Cooper’ s present s tate of mind/ but he.
advised that he would call; SA if he learned anything
significant about. Cooper’s present status.;
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: iROUTINE
To: St: Louis
Fr om : Pl^efux.
V^Squad 13/* Lakeside RA
Contact: J
'Approved By
fDraftedJjBy:-
.Case' ID #:
Title:
1 /
(Pending)'
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper- TUGITIVE;
AOT- DT
Date: 01/29/ IN-
ARMED AMD' DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To.iset lead to obtain military; records..
Details: on 07/01 /<?« f fe deral baneh warrants were issued for Bill
Cooper and I I as they had- f ailed to respond
to : a ^summons concerning, their recent indictments on charges of
income ‘:tax evasion. > Since then. Cooper has vo wed to ahon it any
federal - agent who attempts, to apprehend him/or i I 'His
■threats are; not being taken lightly since Cooper- JLs known, to be.
well armed,, and' his home is something of av fortress in that ‘it is.
located- on a prominent ridge overlooking the small Arizona town
of -Eagar .;
Cooper is nationally; known; in the . American militia
^movement. He; runs a 'nightly talk show by means -of short- wave
;radi6, and this radio program can be categorized as. extremely
right wing and anti-gp-verment in tone. He also publishes, a-
.newsletter called-^VERITAS, and he maintains an Internet website,
at ';’www .' har vest-trust . org .
Federal agencies responsible -for bringing Copper to
justice, which include the US Marshals Service, IRS, and the iFBI,
have adopted, a: strategy of -ignoring Cooper .-fpr the- time ibeing
-since he. seems eager -to -engage in; a tRuby 'Ridge-iike .siege* ^ The
three .agencies) have jointly decided not to ;give him -the fight he
wants. Instead', the strategy- is to wait until ^Cooper relaxes and.
becomes more vulnerable- to -apprehension .when he is away from his-
'home.
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Since, the, federal bench warrants were issued in Jul^,
Cooper has. had- a young xaan livings at. his. home who has been acting
a a h i s body guard . Until now, the yoUng. man has only been, known
as
but recentl y Phoenix identified Cooper’s bodyguard,
who is believed t o be. a l
J Phoenix recently ran a data check through the
Savannah Information. Techno ioav Center -fSITcy ^ W hich confirmed
the name of the body guard.
It: seems that
The family apparently comes from the, town of E
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JCooper's bodyguard is further
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described beloW.
Descriptive Data:
Reference
Name. -
Last
First:
Middle:
.DDN:;
Race :;
Sex:
DOB:
SOC;
Alias (es)
Last :.
First;
Middle:
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ST LOUIS
AT ST LOUIS
will locate and review rail itarv recor ds on
I ^ ~n Please forward a
r:r.nv r>f hid I and anv records summarizind
I I Also provide
inforraation on his parents, next, of kin> emergency contacts,
and/or spouse and dependents.;
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
pate, of craascq;>tkm
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were Interviewed
I Considering
that I I is Cooper's I I he was inciude:d
in. the. interviev.. After being advised of’ the: identity d£_t]ia_
interviewing Agenf and the: purpose of the: interview, the
provided the following informations
The] ladvised that: they were not aware, of any of
the facts and circumstances: surrounding Milton Cooper’s cufreut:
Status as a f ede ral £ua i ti i ve . After Cooper’s fugitive status was.
explained to the! they replied that they were: not at all.
surprised. I [ stated that Cooper considers himself to
be a “patriot*, and had. 'aligned himself with extreme: right wing
organizations.; Subsequently, Cooper' becam e more and more,
difficult to; deal witK and e:ven.tually, the ceased. ;all.
contact with: ' Cooper'.;
I explained that the: last time: they saw
Milton. C ooper and his immediate family was about five vears ago
when the| ^ I At that
time. Cooper continually attempted to engage, them' in debate: or
conversatidn. about 'Various conspiracy theories.; If anyone:
disagreed, with, him. Cooper became: belligerant and argumentative,
so the: smart So lution was to Simply agree: with Cooper. During
that visit, the I . _ I ulsO noted that Cooper tended tO 'binge
drink when he: drank; alcohol and that he; became: even more
agressive and argumentative; after drinking.;
After that visit, th ei I decided they would not
visit Cooper again'.; They tried maintaining, telephonic; contact
with Cooper .for' a. short .^hi^le',- but Cooper’s ■attitude and demeanor
led to. them' not even calling.; :it: appeared that CoOper was in the
process of distancing' himself, from' the. entire .family.;
I continued, that although Cooper has
distanced himself from' hiS .family,- he; had made attempts, prior to
five years ago, .to dev elop and maintain close family relation-:
ships.' Cooper oame: to; but no
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it tmil its cc^etrts jltc pot to he <5istrft>utc4 outside your agency.
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family members were. able, to tolerate. Cooper. On the One hand,
Cooper attempted, to be friendly and supportive, but bn the other
hand, hel would not accept anyone disagreeing with him or .refusing
to accept his extremist viewpoints-:
Thel I advised that although, they did. not have
any knowledge concerning Cooper’s, current iiealings, they could
provide: bac^roUnd infOrmatibn On him, and Other facts, 'about him
known to them.-
(
described. Cooper as; a very eloquent and
articulate speaker < He kaid that; CoOper has; the ability' to hold,
someone’s attention, when he speaks and. Suspects that CoOper does,
very Well, as a radio talk; show host. Cooper is knowledgjeable
about; many- subjects and could. .probably Speak Well. on. ahy' of themf.
Unfortunately he. has. focused his. efforts on extremist, views.: The
one problem for CoOper is. that when, he; speaks Or has an. Opinion
on, a, subject, he cehnot; tolerate dissension or- disagreement with,
him.: He; will, become argumentative and irrational,- thereby
becoming very Unpleasant company.
According to thel I though Cooper is; an. isola,--
tiOnist and may have; various mental disorders sUch, as paranoia,
he. .is also Very intelligent.; CoOper has a. voracious appetite for
.information and reads, continuously.. Additionally, Cooper iS very'
proficient with, computers and the .Internet.;
Cooper has a need to be dominant in. eny ;relations.hip
^ ^ Idid. not
physical, abuse; is part. of. Cooper’s relationship' wi
but they were confident that; he me ntally abuse si
his /agrUmentative; personality.- Th d I had
regarding the. status; or whereabouts of Cooper’ d
Jif. just: by
information
'Regardless of hOw he
a -Very close; relationsh ip wit.h.l
I could n(
believel
l out teiievel ~
pro t e c t i ve; o f |
iCooner maintains
imem ber l I trUe name, and
I They have; never seen
FD-302* (Rev.-I0-6.95> •;
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The lower part of one of Cooper’s leg s was amputated in
a motorcycle/automobile, accident- Cooper told [
that the. accident ogcn rrfid whpin. .was h fting pnrsiiftd by ClA
Agents. To the. best ofL
was cut; Off ;in a "normal" accident.
knowledge, Cooper’s le^
s parents are
] home
Cooperlf
They reside at Lir
telephoned numbe^r] [advised that
Milton Cooper- ha^; not. maintained ainy' regular contact, with, his
parents; and it. Is likely that they are not aware, of his current
situation.-
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence .PRIQRITY
Phoenix
Date:; 02/16/J1999
Attn: Squa
SA r
From:; . San Antonio;
a/ S auad li/Aus
Ion tact: SA
Appiovea ey:;
Drafted By:; |
?a'se ID #:;
(Pending)
Title: MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper > FUG ITIVE ;
I V FUGITIVE;
aot-dt
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: Lead cOv€
Reference:
interviewed regarding subject,
serial 37
Administrative:; | l adyised that they did
not maintain regular- contact with Milton Cooper and that they had
not eyen spoken to him' in about five; years.; With that; in mind,
questions, from the; attached questionnaire were; asked selectively^
^^nclosures: EnciOsed for phoenix, Lakesi
^ plus two' copies of Fn-a02 -re .interview of
plus two c opies Of FD;-302 re; interview of | |
l Also enclosed in attached 1- A envelope is tbe original
11 page questionnaire; which was; initially provided by Phoenix.
Det ails: I I who is
the I ——I I were jointly interVi ewed
.regarding Cooper.:’ The | advised that they were not aware;
Of Cooper’s current status as; ;a fugitive considering that; they do
not; maintain .regular contact; with, CoOpep due to GoOper’s extre-
mist ideologies, combative attitude, and aggressive; 'persOnaiity.:
The I |last; visited Cooper approximately ’f ive;
years; ago.: During' that; visit. Cooper continually espoused his
conspiracy' theories and became argumentative, whenever anyone,
dared disagree with him. Additionally, Cooper- consumed
significant amounts of alcohol and became; more aggressive after
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drinking.: For a short time t hereafter, the|
maintain telephonic contact, with Cooper, but due: to Cooper’s
contihued attitude, they eventually' guit trying to: reason with
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members, and became: more: involved, with the. "patriot" community and
for- /all intents: and purposes, he ceased contact completely with
members; of his family'.:
The:
Jidvised that Cooper might be: mentally
unstable, but he is also very intelligent.:
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December 21, 1998:
'phft following invest igation was conducted by Special
J at Lakeside, Arizona on
[
SAl
contacted
the owner of the
address, for theL
1 located in Lak eside. The mailing
The telephone number is
Xakeside, Arizona 85929.
{confirmed that a group ca lling itself the
Indepen dence Press Club held a conference |_
[
conference , ^ ,
] The Independence Press Club (IPC) is another name for an
organization also called the Harvest Trust, which is headed by a
man named Bill Coopeir. The IPC hel d a second co nference at the
According to| |
approximately 6 p peopl^ attended the conference sponsored by Bill
Cooper and IPC
described the people attending the
conference as being friendly and not rowdy.
mentioned that after the first, visit of IPC to
his ranch, he found out that. Bill Cooper h ad done a short wave
radio broadcast from his property. f [d id not like the fact
that Cooper had made the. broadcast from the
and he. told Cooper that he didn’t, appreciate it and that he didn’t
want it to happen again.
1 explained that Cooper had cone
3 a result he asked that 1
and at
and entrances leading into[
close o ff the g ates
refused to do, explaining to Cooper that,
and .he wanted to make it readily available to his
neighbors..
jch l
was his home
riends and
Despi te these m inor differences of Cooper J
found
that Cooper, and l {were nice, and he. noted that the people;
attending the confe rence help ed clean up the ranch before; their
departure. Cooper’s | "" H took horseback riding lessons while
she stayed at the ranch .:
described
as ‘boisterous."
also me ntioned that Cooper drank; enough alcohol that it
caused! j a little bit of concern about Cooper’s stability.
advised
Duri ng the course of this conversation,
that Cooper is now a federal fugitive, having
refused to comply with a summons to appear before a federal court
with regard to an indictment on Income. Tax. Evasion charges.
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I I mentioned that, on one occasion he had been over
to Cooper’s house in. Eagar, A rizona, and at that time Coo per’s
dog. Crusher, actually backed ] ] up against the wall. I I
explained t hat Conner had ob tained the doq from a dog trainer by
the, name of | J Apparently, I I received a visit
froKi the FBI, and after this visit, he. called Cooper an d let hin
know that he had been contacted. Cooper was Upset, that |
had spoken to the FBI.:
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(SA)
The following invest igation, was conducted by Special
at Lakeside, Arizona, on January 9,
1
SA
received a collect, telephone call; from
as t Name Unknown (LNU) who was calling from a pay phone in
I I ^LNU said that a few Weeks ago he heard* a short-
Houston
Wave radio broadcast by Bill’ Cooper in which; Cooper said that; he
1 had had contact with Tim McVeigh and another individuaX named
before the bombing of Oklahoma .city building.: Allegedly,,
Cooper told his radio listeners that; McVeigh, and Michael Were
planning to carry out some, sort of action, but they did not; tell
Cooper what their exact intentions Were.
Since making this broadcast. Cooper has made statements*
about; establishing his own television station. Furthermore, he
has been asking his listeners to send more money, and if they
Will not. Cooper said he will cut back on his radio programming.
thatL
Recording to I lnu,
on his radio broadcast.
Cooper hardly ever mentions his
However, Cooper has mentioned
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he following invest igation was conducted by' Special
]at Lakeside, Arizona on January 22,
SA
Ireceived a return: phone, call from Scott;
Garms, the Police Chief In the town of Eagar, Arizona.; Chief
Garms confirmed that there have been at least, two confrontations,
between Bill; Cooper and local citizens near Biill Cooper’s
property, which, sits on a ridge overlooking th e town of Eaaar .
The first confrontat ion involved
a few months ago.;
Th^ gn nf rQntat ; L ion took place .when
went_un_tQL_the. ridge to videotape
the surrounding community, and thef el
[ was confronted by
Bill. Cooper, who turned out. armed with a handgun. Details of
this confrontation were, provided separately by Chief Garms in an
Eagar Police Department Report.;
chief Garms advised that he has heard rumors that, there
have been other confrontations between Cooper and .individuals
visiting the ridge, where Cooper lives, but the; chief does not
have the names of the. individuals who may have encountered Bill
Cooper- near his home. Garms said he heard one rumor regarding a
woman who went to the ridge was “targeted’ by a red laser dot,
presumably originating from the electronic sight; of some sort of
firearm... Unfortunately, chief Garms does not have the name; of
the; woman who allegedly had this experience.;
chief Garms in dicated that Bill Cooper’s bodyguard, who
gpes b y the name I [ recently filed a police, report ort behalf
of the I [ Tor which he works. In the. course, of filing
the’ complaint [ listed personal informiatioh which would
further identify him, but at. the time of the telephond.
conversation, the chief did not have this' information available.
He. said that once, ^he receives the identifying information he will
make it; available, to the. FBI.;
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JUje following' investigation was conducted by; SA
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AlleaedivJ has nreviouslv hadi
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When 1 J
1 on which Cooper’s house; is locarea.:
When- Cooner determined that Iwas not; a threat to him and
that he reallv Was thd
1 Cooper gave
an autographed copy of his book;
bombing.
on the Oklahoma City
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FEDERAL pUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of tr*si$ci^ioa
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Source, who is not in a position to t estify, pr ovided
jWing information to Special Agent (SA)
|on January 21, 1999:
Source advised that an individual identifying himself
looking fo r a
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by SAI
01/21/1999 « Lakeside, Arizona
196D-PX-0 D*t«4i«»te«5 01/22/1999
Tlus 4ocosact* cbau'uw neither recooMrwmUtiotM nor eoocloswns of die FBI. R in the property of the FBI »n<J is loaned to yoor sgeocy;
it sod its contents are not to be distributed oouide your agency, i 1
FD-302* (Rev, l(W-95)
SOURCE .<L 01/21/1999 ,
The Internet ad promises bonuses for the referral of
five customers. You can; earn an additional $150.00 a month for
fifty' months. According to the ad, ten customers equals
$8,500.00 in commission and bonus.;
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: iROUTINE
To I Pho^i:dLx:
From: Phoenix;
Squad .13 / Lakeside RA>
ATTNd
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Case, ID#: 62E-PX-*^Hr;^,5<^/
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Title: CHANGED.
^^ILTONn^ILLIAM'CpbPER,, aka
Cooper -
^ I I - FUGITIVE;
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-FIKIIT^E 'INVESTIGATION FOI
OTHER^DE^Ir»AGENCIES?^*
ARMED AMD .DANGEROUS
Synopsis^;/ To change. classification of captioned- investigation.
.Previous! Title: Title marked ‘Changed? ^tp reflect the ^re-
classificatiori of .this .investigation .from -an AOT-DT matter to one
involving a fugitive ..investigation! for- other federal agencies.
Details: .Captioned investigation .was opened. in July, jlRRR,
federal bench wa rrants ^were issued for Bill . Cooper 'anq
t for failing to appear in federal district court
RS' indictments regarding Income tax evasion.
Bill Cooper is well known in -American militia circles, .and he;
broadcasts a radio program nationwide; by- means r of ;short.-wave.
radio.; Cooper also publishes a considerable amount , of material
on hisi Internet web-site.
Prior to his indic tment on- t ax charges. Cooper hadf been.
interviewed’ previously by SA | |concerning the: Oklahoma
City bombing case and also with' regard' to ^ Cooper’s, association
with art individual who was ultimately' slain in a. shootout with
the Albany Division SWAT team a couple of years, ago . Based on
his^ rhetoric and published statements, it ,;is .-apprent that Cooper
■despises the federal government generally/ and the FBI, IRS, and.
ATF In -particular. Since, the federal warrants were; Issued,
Cooper has vowed to shoot any' federal agent who attempts to
apprehend ^ him i or approach; his property.
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To: Phoenix
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Re:; 62E-PX-NEW, 04/01/1999
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Initially, captioned investigation .was nnened as a |
case (DT matter) •: The assumption made by SaJ at the time
was that a serious problem was brewing, and the FBI was likely to
be involved in the apprehension of Cooper, one way or another,
even though the warrant was s ecured bv IRS. While this
assumption is still valid, SA l I believes it ds
inappropriate to maintain this investigation as a DT matter.
(This opinion is, shared by the Bureau agents who reviewed this
case file during’ the Phoenix Division’s recent inspection.)
While Cooper’s comments and rhetoric about the federal
government are anything but flattering, there is no hard evidence
to indicate that Cooper is planning terrorist acts or attempting
to use violent means to overthrow the government.; Cooper’s
apparent crimes are to avoid federaT taxes and to resist arrest
by federal authorities. In View of the situation, it is
recommended this case be reclassified as a fugitive investigation
in support of other federal agencies, namely the. IRS and the US
Marshals Service.
Undoubtedly, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the U.S.
Marshals, and the IRS desire continue d FBI assi stance in trying,
to resolve this matter. Moreover, SA I I ds the only
federal agent assigned in the White Mountains on a permanent
basis, and so the burden has effectively fallen on him to gather
intelligence about Cooper from local sources around^ Cooper’s
residence in the town of Eagar, Arizona.
It should be noted that on. 03/26/1999, a meeting was
held in Phoenix at the U.S. Attorney’s Office to discuss the
present s ituation with Bill Cooper. Besides AUSa I I
I I the meeting was attended by representatives of IRS and.
the U. S. Marshal s. No one from the Phoenix Division was present,
and SAl I was out of state at the time. At any rate, SA
I Was later advised that the participants in this meeting
expressea a desire to continue the present inteHigence gathering
measures, including I
I I of the U.S. Marshals has advised SA |
that his agency is highly Unlikely to authorize art arrest of
Cooper by means of a raid or rUse on or near Cooper’s property ini
the. town of Eagar.
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Agent (SA)
pbp. f^niinwinrf i nvAgti i gafcion was conducted by Special
at Eagar, Arizona, on March 5,
1999:
SA
met With
Also present. Was
and a friend of
the
I During the interview, ! l explained
how he came to have contact with Bill Cooper, an accused tax
evader and federal fugitive.
l advised that on December 23, hei andi|
[took ai drive so they could Videotape, the area around
Round V aliev fEa gar and Springerville) prior to taking a trip
back to l I home in Illinois where the remai nder of h is
family lives. At the advice of a local resident, ! I drbve. up
Hillcrest, Drive to the top of a ridge which overlook s the Ro und
Valley community. Soon after ’be arrived at the top, ! ~| heard
a voice: which cried but, ‘Get. that, camerai out of here!'’
Shortly thereafter,
rolled UP to the place where f
the time.!
large blue pickup truck quickly
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had parked his vehicle. At
] The man inside the truck, who was Bill Cooper,
I’d appreciate your erasing the tape..” While, the.
man was not screaming, he clearly so unded tense ^ — CQbPey’s truck
said to
came to rest very close toj |vehicle, and
the seat, of the pickup truck that Cooper was in.
a high-beam spotlight and a hunting knife.
ould see
On the seat, was
I CPU Id not see if Cooper had a firearm, but.
during the. course of their conversation. Cooper seemed to blade
his body in such a way that any sidearm- would not have been
visible.;
many questio
Cooper asked
where he w as from, and what he, was doing
he. Was the I
abou^ Who he Was,
explain ed that
and he.
io^s abou-:
did his best to placate Cooper, who Was clearly uneasy. Cooper
Went, on to say that he. Was. affiliated with a ‘freedom’ group.
(Cooper did not Use. the terra ‘militia’.) During the course: of
this conversation. Cooper said that there are. over a million of
‘them’ (pre sumably m ilitia, members) , and that there, could be; a
civil War . I H had the impression that Cooper W aS actual ly
said
trying to convert him or persuade him of his cause,
that this sort of talk made him feel very Uncomfortable, and he
jUst wanted to leave the area.
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gave Cooper the video tape whi ch was inside his
camcorder, and the two men agreed that
could return the
next day to retrieve the videotape after cooper had reviewed it.;
The following morning,
residence, and he approached in a very
so as not to alarra Cooper. When I
Cooper came to meet, him, and l
eves of a Rottweiler dog inside the house.
returned to Cooper’s
slow and deliberate, manner
J arrived at the door,
[could sjfifi_thfi_two large brown
Talso saw a.
was standing in the darkness inside the residence, andL
On this occasion, !
described as a Smith and Wesson' model 4506
[clear ly saw a pistol, which he
.45 caliber pistol,
which was on Cooper's right hip.; (During the interview, ! |
advised he Used tO be a law enforcement, officer, and he is. well
acquainted with S&W pistols.) Cooper was very friendly during
this conversation. Not only did he. return j his videotape,
but. he also gave him a copy of his book, which is entitled,
’'Okiahoma city: Day One’.;
with[
puz zled
at. '
Cj>oper was apologetic about the confrontation he had
t-hP. day before, and he also made a remark that
Coop er said, *I hear they’re going to let you go
J Cooper Went on to elaborate th at he had
in
contacts in town, and these people had told him that ^
his role as I 1 had apparently angered some of the
prominent residents in town.
-fixst—day
the [
was in
I
n^Xt contac t With Cooper took place on the
] At that time.
3 xt contact
If ter the F
a greeting, andl
_and Cooper Walked in to
Ifrom the, front entrance. They exc hanged
[went on about his husiness. I ~| is not.
sure what t ranspired inside the administration building of the
was at the Safeway
Three or four Weeks ago,
store in Eagar, and he t hought h e saw Bill Cooper in the. parking
lot. At first this made ! ~i nervous; and he thought that
Cooper might even be following him. Later, however, he learned
that thft individual he ha d seen at the Safeway Was a man named
subsequent ly saw j
truck from the Safeway parking lot.
IjLs sure of this point, because he
some time later, and he recog nized
[stated
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that both Cooper ahd[
bigger than Cooper.
are tall heavy, xaen.
but.
is
very brief encounter in .front of t he[
after [
advised that he has not seen Cog per since the
the first, day
said that. ner-Mou Id notify the
FBI if he has any further contact with Cooper,
of' Cooper’s status as a federal fugitive.
Ti
s aware.
Agent, (SA)
31 , 1999 :
The followincf invest ig ation was condu cted by Special
at
Arizona, on March
SA
jaet with. Steve West, the Chief of the.
Chief West: said that he is not
Springerville Police Department
personally acquainted with Bill Cooper, and he Would not
recognize Cooper r-i-£—ClQOi2er were to pass him in the street. (At
this comme nt, SA
Cooper and
showed Chief West a photograph of
Chief West explained that he has heard a rUmor to the
j who
effect that Cooper occasionally is visiting]
now resides in Snowflake. Chief West said that he could not
vouch for the reliability or veracity of this rumor-
Following the visit with Chief West, SA
vi sited the Post Office in the town o f Eagar and there he spoke
hr> I [ that Postal facility. |
has b een empl oyed with the U.S. Postal Service for about
nine years. [
Iconfirmed that her office f
^ Sh6 has not
seen Bill Cooper for a long time, probably a year or' more, and
she. said that if she Were to pass Cooper in the street she
probably Would not recognize him.:
W^pn ask^d who picks up mail for the. Coopers at the
Post Office,
picks up the mail.
Very occasionally. Cooper’s
mail.
responded that it is usual ly l
He griwqt-iwAg hhig on a daily baslS .
who
picks up the
^ief
ihave not been causing
Following the visit to the Post Office, SA
spoke to chief Scott Garms of the Eagar Police Department.
Garms advised that Bill Cooper and | '
any problems in Eagar, and the. Chief is not aWare of any recent
confrontations between Coopet and other citizens, at least not.
since since an incident at the start of the new ye ar involving
The Chief
remarKod mat Bin cooper, oecause. or ms sixenu knd unobtrusive,
presence in . toWn, causes him a lot less of a problem than some,
other citizens in town do. chief Garros said that he would
contact, the Lakeside Resident Agency in the event; that Cooper is
spotted in town or. has any more confrontations .near his home.
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was interviewed at
ocated ont
The name of the I
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during the conversation with[ I he was
initially acco mpanied by [ |who i ,s a police officer
Agent,
e town ofj _J Arizona, and later by _
After being adv ised of the, identity of the interviewing
provided the following information:
confirmed that he used to run
in the town of | [ Arizona, and at that time
he developed an association ^th Bill Cooper, who now resides in
Eagar, Arizona.
several years agoT When this occurred. Cooper was planning a
conference for his supporters, and Cooper insisted that
declined, saving that he needed to [
whose cerAmnny Was to be held
but
J Cooper tried to overrule
I
decision.
said that he had enough.: He, not only refused to
but he also ended his association, with Bill
Cooper .
In response to this. Cooper began to . condemn !
on Cooper’s shortwa ve radio broadcasts. Cooper t ook every
occasion to malign
ga^d that rnrtper effectiv ely forced him out of the community or
] and [
Subsequentl y. f
business in the town of
community.
reestablished their
ana xney said they like the
has no good feelings for Bill Cooper, and he
said that if he ran into Cooper, he “would beat him Up with his
(Cooper’s) wooden leg.'
is aware that Cooper has not, been paying his
taxes and' that he has been charged by the federal government for
Income Tax Evasion. He is also aware that Cooper has been hiding
out in his hilltop home in Eagar since the federal arrest
warrants were issued.
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Tbi* docwoent coouias neither recc«asaen<fatioos nor concksions of the FBI. It U the property of the FBI iaS is loaned to your a^eney;
it and iu eontents are not to be distiR>uted out^ your ateney.
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When asked what could' be done 'to get Cooper » to stand
before ^a federal judge in . response to the tax; charges
said! he really couldn’t think, of a good' option. After much,
thought/ he said that it might be possible to. contact the radio
sponsors of Cooper's program and have them encourage Cooper to
meet with a representative of the federal government on neutral
ground.; Perhaps .that representative could persuade- Cooper to
show up in court without having, him arrested and" compelled tb'
appear before the judge. Nevertheless/ | pid not.
express much optimism for the. viability of this plan
] advised that Cooper has .several firearms in
his ^residence/ including, a. 9mm Taurus pistol/, an SKS rifle/ a
Maverick 12 -qauqe shotgun, and a .375 hunting, rifle i
Iwas as ked if Coope r also has access to a .’50, caliber
^ ' responded- t hat if Cooper has such a
I and Cooper, parted
sniper rifle/ and
weapon,; he acquired it after
company;.
On several occasions;. said that if Cooper is
^apprehended, law enfo rcement officers should -be very c areful not
•to turn, their back on I I He
indicated that
try to harm an yone wh o interfered
should not b e trusted as she could- very wel l
explained that
is quite dev oted to
Even if Cooper were to[
■would defend' him and 'worship. him as if he were on a pedestal
mentioned an incident that took place
several years ago during a. conference which Cooper hosted..
Apparently/ 'Cooper I
]
[ for a couple or aays,
but she returned despite her anger over that situation.
Tran out oh CfiCpsi?;
[
] said. that Cooper became a changed person
after the ..bombing of thenfederal' building in/Oklahoma City;
-After that 'bom ljing. Cooper ’s ego swelledy and no one could' tell
■him :any thing. | |described Cooper '^as being paranoid in
personality ana AlSb i-having delusions :of grandeur.
In talking about himself,
his experiences as a
escribed some
the state he
of
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originally came from, a nd
in the. town of
"^recounted one experience in which he Was
responsiDie ror worxing a drug case that resulted in ab out 17
arrests,
area.
including members of prominent families in the
I I denied the existence of an organization
called the Second Continental Army of the Republic (SCAR).: While
Cooper claims 'i to be the D irector of Intelligence of this
organization. r I said that SCAR is more of an imaginary
organization than, a- real' one. A few years back. Cooper began,
printing ce rtificates and documents for SCAR members, but
gave the impression the organization is more a mat ter
of Wishful thinking than a viable organization,
denied being a member of a militia;, at least as ^the term
•militia’ is msed presently .. He explained, however, that he
believes in the. Second Amendment, and he considers; himself a
militia member in that sense of the word.
advised that he has served in, the U.S. Army
oh active duty, and later he vag a mPimbAy. nf tbA y.S.: Army
Reserve. He .left the service] I althou gh he could
have stayed another month and been
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence:, ROUTINE
To: Phoenix
/
From: Phoenix
Squad 13/Lakeside RA
Date: 04/15/1999
Attn:
^ Squad 16
Approved By:
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Drafted By:
Case ZD #: ^
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62E-PX-62617 (Pending)
Title
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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP;
UNSUBS;
AOT - DT
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper - FU GITIVE ;
- ■FUGITIVE;
AOT - DT
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To p rovide background on an interview conducted with
on 04/08/1999.
Enclosures: jg a copy of an FD-302 concerning an
interview with
Details:
On 04/08/1999, the Lakesi de Resident Agent (SAj^
an alleged
decided to pay a visit .
‘ha-rdnnrA* mi 1 itia member, who presently resides in the town of
A rizona. Ther e were several reasons. for the decision
to interview
First of all,
of Bill Cooper, the fugitiv e tax prot estor who
continues :: 6 resist federal arrest. SA[ '
personality.
l-thought that
might be able to provide some insight into Cooper’s
Second, by means of an EC- dated 05/28/1998, i^Aj
set out a lead_to_Lakeside to further identify
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While SA
has previously responded— £a
several lea ds, set out !in the aisove-captioned case t
figured- that much could be learned about
from direct contact in an interview.
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Finally, on 04/07/1999, a reliable source advised SA
I that about a month ago, an Hispanic man, Humberto
Morales, was killed in a vehicle accident in the town of St.
Johns, Arizona. There have been rumors circulating among
Morales* family to the effect that Humberto’s death was caused by
1 ,
been 1
1 Aiiege(i iv.i
1 for some time because of his
1 Suoposedl
,y.
While S'aI I did hdt intend to quest
1 1
1 directly ahrtiiP
1 1
1 SA
was hoping thatj
might
bring up tne topic. (He did
not.)
located ^
Al^ any rate, for t hese reasons
business called I
SA
I went to
Twhich i s
r
bus inesses.
andl
ig arirnaiiy part or rwo aa^ac ent:
Inside the b uildings owned or leased b^^
is anL
the town ofl_
] This bui lding is located in the virtual center of
] just north of the police department.
Tn order to conduct the interview, SA
%
appeared
Unannounced, and there_hfi_izaa, greeted
who said that l was away. When SA
at
by. ^ . .
his pur pose, w hich he sajd was to discuss the situation with Bill
] explained
Cooper.
interview.; [
Arizona, and
interview.
called
who soon returned to
]who is a police officer in
for the
[were present at various times during tne
It should be noted that] | were polite,
talkative, and friendly during the course of the interview. This
came as a surprise to SA | | because since being assigned
to the. Lakeside J^, the Agent heard ^ any negi^tive thinap
about
Frankly,
expected
Tto
jtioi
gruffly or proranely decline an interview or to answer questions
in a very terse and hostile manner. This was not the case.
[ spoke
he was even quite witty.
comment that if he [
i
SA
£
Cooper’s wooden leg and beat him up with it.
his legs in an accident several years ago.)
a fairly open manner, and sometimes
especially appreciated his
chance, he would take
(Cooper lost one of
lhad
Prior to the interview, SA
had heard rUmors to
the effect that coonar was occasionally s lipping oU t of his house
and Visiting
pretty much dismissed these rumors, the interview with!
Although SA[
lhad , already
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caused him to conclud e there is l ittle likelihood of ongoing
commu ni catii on betweeni | and -Cooper. Both
were quite outspoken about their dislike of Bill cooper.
and
PrioT- t-o the i^nfervieW. SA f
thatf
appears to
very pronoimoed
have ! ~
accents
with a
understand.
of his moth er. He was virtual
had been) told, that
It should be noted
and she speaks English
which the. Agent found di fficult to
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remained in
interview.
bears some of the
Ly silent during the time he
Jfeatures
which was- about half the length of the
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Date:; 02/04/02 Timef 11:39
Case. ID:: 62E-PX-62617 Serial:; 57
Description of Document:;
Type. :- ROUTSLIP
Date :- 05/12/99
To :: PHOENIX
“From f PHOENIX
Topic:: Cooper, william.
Reason, for Permanent- Charge- Out ::
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Subject’s name Sal aliases , Obaracter of case.
UNSUBS 100
‘Militia Group
Cooarfainant S Prefect Source.
Complaiot received
® Personal O TelefAoaic Date
Address of Subject
Unknown
® Male
'D Female'
Scars, marks and other data
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Social Security Nua4>er
Facts of comj4aint /
Complainant, appeared, at tKe. Tucson Resident Agency of the: J
Federal Bureau of. Investigation, t'^report what he: believes, to be. a / ^
•militia.' group organized and. operating '.in the: SpringerVille, Arizona area<^
Complainant s tated he ‘has li^
approximately I
hoWeverV complainant indicate
Springerville, AZ 85938.; /
in the Sorinaerville. A rizona area for
Ra rrf>T* . A-r i T'.nn a .
lis post office: address is ]
Complainant stated ;that ary^individual/ whp may .be. William Coop
(phonetic),, known.to him jpnly through broadcasts from.' a. s.ma IX radio:
station located next to tme: local, rhdio station, has previously been on
the^ air- talking about c wizens' right to: hear arms. .Complainant
indicated that this. ra^p. station, is. found at 101 FM^ on the: dial,
however, it is difficult to, locate.- Complainant stated, this station
refers tp itself as. tne^ Voice of Freedo m.: Complainant further stated
that: this station broadcast Statements ' subsequent tP the bombing of the.
federal building in. Oklahoma City, QK. which indicated that- two mert
in volved' with; the: bombing were at a
in I ( Arizona twp months, prior tp tne • bomni.ng complainant couj
provide, np address, or further information, about this radio statiPn'.;
ion. aoo
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Do oo< write in this space.
Saint received t>y)
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Complainant was very vague, concerning information, provided, and
was unable, to; provide, names of. militia members, or specific;
incidences involving this militia gfroup, including any' meeting
places, or traininaf facilities.:
Complainant stated hbaf. ■in whilfi wir^rkincf at f.hp;
]
^ in Eager,
Arizona, someone from this militia .group 'placed poison in 'his;
lunch, and he became, seriously ill Complainant; indicated he was.
treated with, antibiotics, ini Tucson, Arizona., Complainant; also
stated that; in .tha any ing of 1997, while at wOr.k, an. individual
by the; name; of
LNC (last; name- unknown) , gave him. candy
which made, him ill for three, months.; Complainant stated that
subseguent to; this incident, while, attending a card, game, he was.
drugged. Complainant; indicated that, many of his, buddies, are. part
of this; aind he can .no. longer go. to a restaiurant to eat with them
because when, he does, he. becomes, ill.- Complainant could' not;
provide, the names; of. any of these individuals. Complainant,
stated he. believes local law enforcement personnel, may be; a part;
of the militia and some pf. these; individuals have, military ,
backgrounds; and rare, capable, of being very dangerous . 'Cotiplainant
'believes he is being targeted by these individuais because; he is
not a. member of the group
Complainant believes, .these people are. dangerous, because; they are;
paranoid and he has; heard they are; concerned about; a national
calamity occurring He; stated he has, heard they will blow up
bridges; and secure, the area to, prevent anyone, else; from* entering,
in the event of' any calamity .;
Complainant; f urther- indica ted
IF! maT-TTfid
complainant
a
one; of the militia, men.; He. believes
i nvo^V-ati in 'dviVrf.Q and d vnrr tVaf f i i nrf tiodangia
and
Ireside in
Complaina nt’s [
Arizona ,
Serial
Project;
A review of Uhiversai Indices, located an EC drafted bv irs
P hoenix; Division, in file number [
46'. dated March 15, 1999, which, was
Springerville, AZ area.;
a iresponse to a.
Lead concerning a. group of individuals, in. the;
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66-PX-A62265 Sub ANA
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(IRS)
The fo llowing investigation was conducted by Intelligence Research Specialist
on June 2, 1999 in Phoenix, Arizona:
According to review of sUrveilla nq I cOVering the period
I the following observations can be made:
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On Friday. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday,
lit was!
This activity suggests a person going to work.
This samel fetumed t<
This suggests a person going home for lunch, then back to work;
Irove up the road for short duration visits on
Most likely dropping Ott Supplies to j^
O nce the logs fro m
can be Conducted
over
are recovered, a more compr ehensive analysis
(01/26/1998)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence : ROUTINE
To: Phoenix
From: Phoenix
Squad
Contact:
Approved By;
l^f^brafted By;
A: j as
Case ID -62E-PX-626T7 (Pending)
66;-PX-A62265-ANA (Pending)
Title;
Willi am
PUG-OTHR FED, —
Synopsis; Lead covered.
Reference: 62E-PX- 62617' Serial 4
Date:; 05/19/1999:
Details; Due tQ the, cha:nge. in status of this case to' a fugitive:
will no;
matter, intelligence: Research Specialist (IRS)
longer be: reviewing Cooper’s website, harVest-trust.org, pri. ai
dailY basis..
This lead is considered Covered.:
iR sI \ review the: Website; on. a^ weekly basis,
and any pe rtinent information on the movemen ts of Cooper' Or
^Will be forwarded to SAl
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62E-PX-62617 AC)
66'-'PX;-A62265
ACSracs.
On 6/29/95: 'Investigator
an ^nVf>Pthicraf-r>r with t
Security, in'
contacted! I
epartment^ of Economic;
I ^ I of Ea:ger, Arizona resident,
Milton William Cooper, a. William Cooper/ Cooper is a
fugitive, with a federal bench warrant; for fXiiure to appear on
IRS income, tax evasion charges.; in the. past, on the internet.
Cooper has vowed to; shoot, ahy federal agents; that; attempt; to;
apprehend him, and he has; requested oth^s to assist, him.-
Operates a bUsine^ called I
pai^rains a. we
site; I I .This webb site, is a
link; to; William Cooper’s, The; Hbur of the Time< another webb site
on the; internet. / /
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Agent (SA)
he following invest igation was conducted by Special
|tj
Jat Lakeside, Arizona:
On May 12, 1999, SA
received
f rom
a fax
Eaqar Police Departm ent concerning a phone call madp hv
I l of the fugitive Bill Cooper. |
called the Eagar Police Department to indjcatPi that he had
received a distu rbing e-mail message fr om
Cooper said that I I ha
I
pin which Bill
lett rne country so
they Wouldn’t be killed. Bill also told his father through* e-
mail that the government Was going to try and arrest him, and he
will not be taken alive.
On May 13, 1999, SaI
attempted to call
1 who lives in 1 \ Texas. His telephone number is
1 did not answer
the phone, but SA
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on May 14, 1999, SA returned to the Lakesj .de
Resident A gency and re trieved a volce~~mai l message fromL
and
Ibhe n calledf
3it his residence in
[provided the following information:
confirmed that he isf
il
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Whom he refers to by the nickname
[of Bill Cooper,
explained that
nickname 1 1
As Bill W^s
r>rt ii
to as IZ!
Rchh 1 Land.
p, he Was typically referred
Bill Cooper share the same
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advised that
lefd
when
he Was IR vipars of age. Even then. Bill Was- having problems, but
did not elaborate on what these problems were. He
did explain, hoWeVer, that at the age of 17/ Cooper Wanted to
marry a Japanese girl, but | ] resisted
this. About a year later. Cooper tried to marry another Asian
girl whom he had met while serving at Tinker Air Force Base.
Over the years Cooper h as been marri ed to or has lived
With abo ut nine different Women.
Cooper’s
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wouia leave Bill, and she is
recent e-maiL
Cooper told
t
message, which
Ithatl
out of t he country.
Although]_
is acquainted With
does hot believe that
quire devoted to him. In a
I described as d isturbing,
] had gone
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disturbing nature from
does not believe this statement,
h as received several e- mail messages of a
has chosen not to
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and advi gAd that he and his wife don’t know what to
do about
During the cnurf^p nf this- telephone conversation
explained tof
and thp.~fncit that Bill
SA
1
Coo per
Iconf irmed that
3
!
m
J^the situation regarding ^
considered a federal fugitive.
is quite convinced that f
has ah alcohol abuse problem.
_jjis mentally
was asked if' he
to reason with
said that he could, think; of no one, either
insid e or outside the family Who could talk sense into Bill., fn
and
unstable. During the conversation,!
or any ot her family y e«>ber might be in a position
Bill, butH
fact.
said that .any' approach by a family member was
likely ro maxe cooper angry and even more unstable.;
to deal; withf
all of the family members for a' long time.
could not offer any suggestions as .to how
He said that Bill has been separated from
SA
asked if_
invol ving
.foot.
During the course of the conversation,
Hwas familiar with the circumstances
motorcy cle
accident which caused Bill; to lose his
explained that the incident took place, near
Palo Alto, California when Bill came too fast around a corner and
then had to brake to avoid a truck that Was there.; The result
was that Cooper caught his foot in^ the rear bumper of a pickup
truck, and Bill’s foot Was severed.; Bill Cooper was then treated
and cared for at the Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto.
The doctors there attempted several times to re-attach Bill's
foot, but they were unsuccessful'.
When told that
of a CIA' assassination plot.
Lii
aims to have been the victim
replied that
I
often comes up with wild explanations for things, and he is not
mentally stable ^
At the conclusion of the conversat ion, ! ,
indicated that he Would contact SA I ~l if he should receive
any information or e-mail messages that might indicate that Bill,
is in a state of crisis.
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US.
Departm
f Justice
United States Attorney
District of Arizona
4000 US. Courthwst
itOnorth First Avenut
Phoenix, Arizona SSOtS
May 27, 1999
<6O2)SN-7S00
FAX: (602) 514.769}
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Special Agent in Charge
210 East Indianola
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Re: United States v, Milton William Cooper
CR-98-345.PCT-SMM
Dear Mr; Gonzalez:
As you may be aware, the above-named individuals \vere indicted for federal income tax evasion in June of
1998. Since that time a tas k force, including representatives of the FBI, has met regularly to discuss efforts
to arrest and detain Coopei | [ BeCiause they are involved with the militia movement, because ts
Cooper has threatened violence if the gOVemment attempts to arrest him, and beca;use.he is believed to
control substantial firepower and to have the potential to cause significant harm if the government attempts
to arrest him, w e believe that the F.B.I. should play an active role in the effort to aiTe:st and detain Cooper
pursuant to the outstanding warrants for their arrest.
If you should have any questiori s regarding this mai
or the case agent.
ter: plea;se feel free to contact th e prosecutor on this case,
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Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely yOurs,
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(01/2^1998)'
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence : ROUTINE
Phoei
*■ 'r Phftoni
To: Phoe
From:
Phoenix;
Squad 13/ Lakeside RA
proved By: [
A/SSRA
Drafted By:
Case ID #: 62E-PX;-62617 (Pending)
Title : WILLIAM MILTON COOPER , aka
Bill Cooper- FUGUTIVE;
I I FUGITIVE;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATION FOR
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Date: 07/29/1999
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To provide status update on this case.
Details: On 07/28/99 SA l I was advised by SA.
of IRS of new dev elopmen ts in c aptioned case.; It appears
three months ago
Cooper’s I
She took
~1 lAft.
been living in the Los Angeles area
just ascertaine d recently when
that.
ence in Eagar about
with her. She has
and her whereabouts were
in C alifornia^ she has
] has made contact
since the ’’discovery'’ of
retained an attorney, and AUSA l
with this attorney . It appears that l I will come, to Phoenix
volunt arily for an arraignment in the near future.; Although
could have been arreste<? bv lor^l police officers on the
pending federal warrant, AUSa| directed the. California
officers not to execute the warrant.; In all like lihood th e
prefer not to pursue any charges against]^
has been ajcpprehended.
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warrant will be quashed in the near future^ — M^ a| ■ l T . Tr.nid i
Juntil
Soon an attempt will, be made vto .de-brief
concernlng F I daily routine, activities, travels, etc.
she will also be de-briefed concerning Bill’s financial dealings
with regard to the pending charges of income tax evasion..
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To: Phoenix Fro^ Phoenix
Re; 62E-PX-62617, 07/29/1999
At this point/ it appears that ] I will receive
favorable treatment from the prosecutor and the court if she
assists investigators.; The fact that she is represented by an
attorney may actually be beneficial inasmuch as her lawyer may
dampen the paranoia she is likely to feel towards representatives
of the federal government.;
(SA
I When she returns tO
]) i^ends
The Phoenix Division case agent
to participate in the de-briefing of!
Arizona. The fact that]
Jnay allow for more and better options to apprehend
]
Bill, while minimizing risks to federal agents. Coopers
associates, and Cooper himself.; An inter-agency meeting will
probably be scheduled very soon.; This meeting will likely
include the Phoenix Division, IRS, the US Marshals, and the US
Attorney’s Office.;
Phoenix investigation continues.;
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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The fo llowing investigation was conducted by Intelligence Research Specialist
(IRS) I b n July 8, 1999 in Phoenix, Arizona;
Reference 62E-PX-62617 serial 36, Lead 1. This lead is to be considered covered.
IRSi
IrevieWecj
taken from a
iri'
Eager. Arizona. TheseT
bOver the oeriod from!
1 thrOUghI
rendering it useless.
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The remaiiun
cover a
period ofC
IRS
]
maintained a log With
observations of the date and time]
iBecause identification ofth|_
observations made during daylight hours, from!
]
is difficult after dark, this analysis addresses;
iRa
[
preated a database and entered the information from the [
Jwere assigned a unique identifidng n umber for the purposes of this
analysis. Still photos were printed of the
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and are included in this folder. The
data are presented as a series of events. An event is defined as:[
identified
Cooper reportedly
lit came from the West on theT
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Significant findings are:
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]Monday through Fridayj^
1 1t is possibly!
)ls seen leaving
is Cooper ’s
[retums to
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This pattern suggests someone going to
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It is assumed the
According to Cooper’s Internet website, harvest-trUst.org, at the “Cooper Faimily
Update” page, the month of December was uneventful. This means he had no significant visitors
and there, was no law enforcement activity that he reported on the Internet.
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Agent
1999:
(SA)
!
he following invest igation was conducted by Special
I at Lakeside, Arizona on July 28 ,
received a telephone call from
, SA
L_a Special; Agent with the Internal Revenue Ser vice (IRS) .
I telephone num ber is I I called to
advise SA l I tha H l of Bill Cooper y
had apparently moved to California three months ago.; | J
further explained that he recently received a telephone call from
the L os Angeles Coun ty Sheriff’s Office (LACSO) concerning a man
named I l a registered sex offender.;
Apparentlv l I was recently^
r
and l-hfan Wag dAtArTninPjd that] | had boon living wit
at an apartment located at]
] The telephone
3
number for
Allegedly, officials from Child Pr otectiv e Services
(CPS) advis ^ the local sheriff's offic^ thatl
living withL
offender. Supposedly,
who was
a registered sex;
were checked by a
doctor for evidence of sexual abuse, but none was found. During
the course of her conversations with the ..sheriff’s deputies,
j said that she left Arizona and | [Bill Cooper
three months before.
explained that he had contacted AUgA
and that he was in the process of contacting!
Mars ha ll’s Serv ice. At the co nclusion of
SA I [ recommended that
of the U.S.:
conversation,
soon to see. if she would be willing to provide fur ther
this
)be contacted
in formation concerning the status of
:f
SA
in the
near
suggested that
future.
oe deprietea
Bill Cooper.,
in California
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Re: Bill Cooper and TWo Households?
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Subject: Re: Bill Cooper and Two Households?
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 99 3:20:00 GMT
From: "Monty Butterfield @ Radio Free Vermont 96.5 FM" <rfv@sover.net>
Organization: Vermont’s Hometown Radio Station
Newsgroups: misc.activism.militia
***The following is posi:ed by request of William Cooper***
Michael is Michael Pardo an, atheist hprciosexual who runs a website, called
Universal. Way. He. is a mental case.: 1 forced
his, discharge from the. Second Continental' Arrriy on mental incompatability
grounds.: Needless to say he hates my guts-
I do not. smoke... anything.:
Michael Pardo is a liar...., and he. sucks, literally..
Annie, Pooh, and Allyson, did not leave in, April, they left in. mid March
when 1 made, them pack, put. them in the cat/ and
forced them, to leave.; Doyel was here and helped. It was the. .hardest
thing I have, ever done.. If anypne. wants cPnf i rmation ,
have theift call Doyel Shamley at. 520-333-4578.; Since he Worke full tircie
with, a lot of overtime the, best, time to get. him
is at about. 7:55 AM 'mountain, standard time.
And yes I did deceive, everyone simply by not telling anyone they had
left in order to give therft a really good head
start.; 1 did not ever lie to anypne but just simply did not tell
anyone...- and I felt bad about, it.- However the.ir lives
and Freedom' depended- upon having at least two or three months in Which
to accomplish their journey.. They are no ■ longer
in this country.;
Please, post this to the newsgroup where you found, this nasty Worms lies.
William Cooper
The Happy Harpy Wrote
)
} Cocp Wrote;:
) >
) >.Listening to Bill Cooper's nightly show and heard Bill
} .>had sent his family out of the country.
)
) Untrue. .
)
} >I would have asked him why but his; topic Was .related to off
) >shore banking.
}
} Yet another scam from the olde audio-visual clerk. .,
)
} >anypne know what is happening with Mr Cooper and his- family?
)
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} This is the latest that ,I've heard...
}
} <message as follows>
)
} > From:- "Michael" <iamone@erols.com>
) > Newsgroups:- misc.activism.militi'a
} > Message-ID:- <93I909803$3954@bTack-helicopter.psychetect .com>
) > Subject;- ^Have you been deceived or misled by Billy C? Not me!
) > Date:- Tue, 13 Jul 99 23:50:03 GMT
) >
) > Have you been deceived or misled by Billy C? Not me!
) > The Billy C. in this instaxice is Bill Cooper / not Bill
) > Clinton, but both of those Billy C's qualify to some degree,
} > as a liar and deceiver, don't you agree?
) >
} > Were you misled by this recent Billy Cooper deception?
) >
) > Sometime in early-mid May of this year, after his family had ,
} > left him on April 29 like he later publicly confessed on his
) > radio show. Bill Cooper presented a radio show which was
} > obviously designed to mislead his listeners into thinking
} > that his wife and children were still on the mountain with
} > him, when they were really not. Right from the beginning of
} > the show, it had a strange and unusual sound 'about it, and
} > it even sounded like Biily might have been drinking again or
) > smoking doobies again (1 smoked one with him myself many
) > years ago) .
) >
) > This particular show had an obvious uncomfortable and
} > dishonest ring to it; it actually sounded like Billy was
) > using taped material to reproduce a live-sounding
) > envifonment, and during the coUrSe of the show Billy seemed
} > to be trying very hard to prove that a wonderful time was
) > being had that night by so many people Up on the mountain,
} > including his wife and children. After a while it began to
) > become relatively obvious what had really happened, and
} > anyone who did not already know that Billy had become
} > estranged from his family, would have easily been able to
) > use some sort of inverse deductive reasoning figure out
} > the truth -in the matter from the desperate nature and the
} incongrUent flaws of the Cooper presentation.
} >
) > What is clear about the show is that Billy obviously and
} > undeniably tried to mislead his listeners into , thinking that
} > his family was still on the mountain with him, when they
) > were not. Now, protecting his family while on-the-iamb
) > during an escape, by misleading his radio audience, might be
} > something that anyone Would do,, but this was coming from
) > someone who declares 100% trUth-telling status and who
) > claims that he has never lied to his audience. Of course, it
) > is true that as part of Billy's job as an Intelligence
} > Officer of an alleged military organization, he Would be
} > required to lie on some occasions regarding certain issues
} > in order to accomplish his desired result, and then after
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> > lying, he would be compelled to contihually assert that he
) > had never, in fact, lied in the first place, in order to
} > protect his credibility and continue the performance of his
} > duties,-- however, this does not change the fact that an
} > obvious deception was intentionally perpetrated for the
} > specific purpose of misleading his listeners about the truth
} > in the matter.
} >
} > That particular radio show so affected me and made me feel
} > so sad about what had happened to Billy, that I removed some
) > materiais from my web site that i thought might have been
) > adding to Billy's pain and suffering. In fact, this entire ‘
) > story about Billy Cooper is a sad, sad story about an
) > unfortunate man who has lost everything that he once truly
) > cherished in his life, and to try to Understand all of the
} > pain, and suffering which has apparently befallen Billy
} > Cooper is also to wonder what a person needs to do to
} > satisfy a God such as the one chosen to be worshipped by
) > Billy.
} >
) > Many people will surely ask; how is it possible that Bill
) > Cooper has allegedly served Jesus and God so well in his
) > life (as he asserts) but is continually burdened with such
') > sadness and suffering that it would make even his most hated
) > enemies shed a tear for his plight? How could someone who
} > has given so much of his life for his spiritual battle be
} > punished with so much sadness and suffering, by their God?
} > What is it that Billy did and what could he possibly be
) > doing wrong now that still makes his vindictive, jealous and
} > just God deprive Billy of his freedom and rip his family
) > from his bosom?
) >
} > If there Is a God of the nature that Billy believes there to
} > be, then there must be an answer, but instead, in June of
) > 1998, Bill Cooper was deprived of his freedom, when warrants
) > were placed for his arrest and when he holed himself up on
} > the mountain with his family -in fear and self-defense
) > against impending attack by the Feds, ala Waco, Texas, Billy
) -> thought. And then, the biggest insult of all must have been
) > when in April of 1999 (April 29 we have been told by Billy) ,
) > Bill Cooper was deprived of his beloved family, when his
) > wife Annie took her two children by Billy, Pooh and AliysOn,
) > and secretly left the mountain and fled to safer lands.
) >
} > Yes, a terrible tale it is, and it might be enough to
) > disrupt the faith of some people who are not able to see the
) > light, and who desperately wonder what a person has to do to
} > be appreciated by their God. But, in the end, perhaps the
) > truth is, after all, that there is a terrible betrayal that
} > has been perpetrated, and a terrible lie that has been told,
) > and -is being told continually, even though he has been
) > presented with the truth in the matter in the past, and we
) > wonder if only because of this terrible betrayal and
) > terrible denial, does Billy continue to come under the
) > burdensome wrath of a God whom he allegedly so wdr ships.
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le following investigation was conducted by Sa|
at Lakeside, Arizona on. 7/29/99: '
SA
who sometimes
received a call from
calls from Houston regarding his concerns about Bill Cooper;;
advised that Cooper's family is probably no longer in.Eagar
with Bill, and they may have even left the country.; | [ bases
this assessment on statements Copper has made on his short Wave
radio program or through the Internet.; For example, just last
night Cooper told radio listeners that he is now maintaini ng tWo
household s . A few weeks ago he said that[
are no longer with him.;
Cooper's short Wave broadcast on station. WBCQ has now
been cUt back to one hour, four days a Week (Monday through
Thursday.)
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Recently, Cooper wa s the subj ect of Internet
speculatio n bv a writer namedi I who goes by the Internet bs
address of 1 [suggested that Cooper’s b7c
family is no longer with him in. Arizona.;
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE
To: Criainai investigative
Date: 08/20/1999
Attn:
]/ VC-Fug Unit.
From:
^^quad 13/ Lakeside RA
Contact:
ASAC Ray Churay
^^i^^proved By: [
A/SSRA
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Drafted By:
Case ZD #:
62E-PX-62617 (Pending)
Title:
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
pill Cooper- FUGjTTIVE;
FUGITIVE;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATION
FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: To provide the Bureau (CID) with background
information on this case.
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Administrative: A request for a case update wa s made duri ng a
phone conversation o n 08/20/1999 b etween A/SSRA
Flagstaff RA. and SSAj I of CID.
of the.
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Details: in. Ju ly 1998 federal bench warr ants we re issued fo r
Bill Cooper and | | because. ^ I
refused to show Up in court in. response to charges of income tax
evasion, in June 1998 a deputy US Marshal arrived at Cooper’s
residence in Eagar, Arizona with the intent of serving Cooper
with a criminal, summons.; Cooper refused to receive the summons,
and he ordered the deputy marshal off of his property.;
Regrettably, the federal officer had not been advised of Cooper’s
background before attempting to serve the summons.
Bill Cooper is well known, in. right wing militia
circles.; He publishes a periodical newspaper called “Veritas’,
he has published a couple of books, and he is the. host of a talk
show which is broadcast throughout the nation, by means of short
wave radio. Cooper also maintains an Internet website at
www.harvest-trust.org. Through his writing and radio talk show
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To: Criminal Investigative From:
Re: 62E-PX-62617, 08/20/1999
Phoenix
Cooper frequently vilifies the federal, government in general, and
the FBI, ATF and IRS in particular.;
since the bench warrants were issued. Cooper has
threatened to kill any federal agent who attempts to apprehend
him or approach his property.; For example, on the Internet, he
has written: “Any attempt by the federal government or anyone
else to execute these unconstitutional and unlawful arrest
Warrants issued by Judge I rwin will be met With armed resistance.
.Any person who attempts tol I will be shot on
sight.' (Cooper )
Cf>nr>PT-'g
describes | |as being unstable and irrational.; Even
Cooper’s friends are concerne d that he might be capable of taking
his own life and the lives of
Given this mind set
and the fact Cooper resides in a veritaoie fortress on a high
ridge overlooking the otherwise peaceful town of Eagar, the
involved federal agencies (IRS, US Marshals, Phoenix Division,
and US Attorney’s Office in Phoenix) haVe been in no hurry to
bring Cooper into custody.; Indeed, during the past 13 months
Cooper has been in veritable state of house arrest, and he is
probably irritated by the fact that the federal government has
not 'honored him' with a Waco-like siege.;
Although Cooper probably leaves his residence on an
infrequent ba sis, he is depe ndent upon others , most notably an.
admirer named to bring him food, supplies, mail,
etc.; To date, no attempts haVe been, made to disrupt Cooper’s
access to food and supplies, nor has any attempt been, made to cut
off his utility service. Thus far, the strategy for dealing With.
Cooper has been, to ignore him and let him relax; until he feels
secure enough to start venturing into town.
To gain intelligence about Cooper, the Lakeside RA has
.maint-ainpd r.nntant. With local sources and has I
for the pui ^pose o f
This
marginally useful because of t he excessive
covera ge has been only
During the past four months this
1 Meanwhile , the IRS has maintained a I I
In late July^ 1999 the Phoenix Division got a break
this seemingly intermi nable fugitive investigation. It Was
determined that | | had taken L
in
and moved to
southern California. Since, then, Phoenix, in concert. With the
othezL-invQlVed federal agencies, has initiated a conferenpe call.
with
land her attorney.
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To; Criminal Investigative From; Phoenix
Re; 62E-PX-62617, 08/20/1999
It is not known if Cooper is aware that |_
have been located by federal investigatorsj
not maintaining any communication with
Presumably J
IS
arranging for
arraignment in
The US Attorney’s Office has Reclined to havi^
arrest Warran t execu ted. Instead, AUSA
land her attorney to come rp pnoen
the near future. At the ^t time .
fully de-briefed. and it is honed that
£
IS
X for an
ill be
During the course of the above reference d phone
conversation between a/S^eaJ
discussed the use of the
was advised that the [
ar.^ gg& r
] the two agents
The Flagstaff RA.
Jwas a legitimate investigative
technique in such a case and that other logical, legal means
could be employed, if necessary, to bring Cooper into custody.;
Phoenix investigation continues.;
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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Agent (SA)
t
hf> fnllnuiurf i nvP!=;1j:igation was conducted by Special
on July 29/ 1999:;
SA
. asked that a r
ecords search be done on
whose date of birth is I
1 and 1
ccordina to Arizona Motor Vehicle Division (AMVD) records,
Icesides atJ ~lln the town of
His in ailina address is f
T
(SSAN) is
1 Ar-i
Social Security Account Number
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According to CJIS records, ! I was arrested by the
Arizona Department of Public Safety (ADPS) in May, 1997 for
Possession of Drug P araphernalia and Possession of Marijuana.: In
August/ 1990. 1 I was arrested for Possessing A Dangerous
Weapon and also for possessing a weapon at a school in Stockton/
California.
In November, 1996 J
was arrested by the Mesquite,
Police Department in Nevada for a DUI.: He was also charged by
the Mesquite Police. Department; for Possession of a H ypodermic
np-virip.. AMVn -rpriOT-dg ghow t-ba-h I ~l T-pciidpg at
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Dete of tnascnjp&Hi
5/20/99
Source, who is not in a position to t estify, pr ovided
the follo wing information to Special Agent (SA)
\ ort April 22, 1999:
The Source provided information on ] I who
apparently h as an affiliation With the right Win g militia
movement and! I of Bill Cooper, a
e and accused tax evader
married a woman by the. name of
have a white I
I -AiJLeqeaxy, I . lare setting up a Web page to
advert ise their business I Reportedly, the
l have firearms, including a semi-automatic .45 calibSr
pistol and another semi-automatic pistol which resembles a
Beretta .
)taveaij»tk>aoa 4/22/1999 «t Lakeside, Arizona
62E-PX-62617 D«tc4!eute4 04/22/1999
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TUs dc^ment c«nums neither recoina»end*tioa» oor conelufionf of the FBI. b U (he pioj^rty of the FBI emJ is lo«ne4 to yowr s jeocy;
it itd iu cooteou are not to be 4istribute4 ouulde your a^eney.
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Agent
1999:
(SA)
The following invest igation was conducted by Special
at Lakeside, Arizona on August 24,
k PROTECT IDENIim_called SA|
the Lakeside Resident Agency (RA) . [
Cooper, the accused tax fugitive,
response to a statement written by
at
explained that Bill
pecentlv sent a n Internet
J (phonetic) who
had accused Cooper of smoking marijuana with him someti me back
] statement on the Internet,
s moked —
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After Cooper attacked [
with Bill Cooper in Nevada in | | Apparently ,L
he and Cooper were in the vicinity of Site 51, ^ notorious secret
government installation in Nevada.
rijuana
said that.
According to | 1 Bill Cooper has been playing
lots of re-runs on his nightly radio program.; Recently, he’
played a re-run which featured members of his family during the
program.; Last night was a live broadcast of Cooper’s radio
program, and Cooper said that he would like to slip away if he.
could. Specifically, he said to a caller from-Niau-Crleans that
he would love to go out and have Cajun food . I I mentioned
that previously on. his radio program. Cooper has said that he
would like to get away from his- house, but he is afraid that he
would have to kill a police officer if an officer inadvertently
stopped him on. the highway.
of months acfo oh. h£s radio program Cooper
f
A. coupl
mentioned a woman
not specify what sort of help|
said he has not heard mention, of [
radio program.;
who is helping him. Coo poT- did
I was providing, and
I
]since that particular
associate
Cooper mention !
family get moved.;
time.
i advised that Cooper has not made me ntion
^uite some time. The last; time
_Jwas when. Cooper sa id that
Cooper also said that
f his
eard
Jhelped his
%
is working full
advised that Cooper is presently encouraging
people to invest: money in offshore banks. Previously, Cooper had
encouraged his listeners to set up special trust accounts for the
purpose of tax avoidance.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 09/08/1998
To: Phoenix
From: Phoenix
Squad 13 / Lakeside RA
Contact: |_
Approved By:
Drafted By:
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Case ZD
(Pending)
Title: MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill cooper - FU GITIVE ;
- FUGITIVE;
AGT-DT
Synopsis: To document alleged sighting of captioned fugitives.;
Details: On 09/03/1998, SA
telephoned Scott Garms, the
Police chief of the Eagar Police Department.; Chief Garms
indi.c.atjed that he had gotten a report from a cil ^ employee
(PROTECT IDENTITY) , that Bill Cooper and
had been seen in town last weekend.
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telephonedJ
Eagar.
Following thi s conversa tion. SaF
who is the
1 telephone number is T
limmediat elv
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J stated that[
] had come to the [
earlier in the summer, but until last weekend he does not
recall having seen the Coopers since the end of June 1998.;
Last FridavJ
Iwas at al
in Eagar called
at approximately 7:00
p.m.
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I said that tne coopers were accompanxea py a
|wno at the tymA uaa nrtppiy armed with a semi-,
aurnmanri nigtol. Thig I [ who ig dgsriribad as a
the Coopers in a white. Bronco, which ]
like the Bronco driven by O. J. Simpson.;
drove
^described as being
does not
has seen him around town.
know the name of the
estimates his
but he.
age as being in
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Phoenix’
09/08/1998;
cne water
Shack.
le also
has been seen in town paying for
>een observed over at the local Radio
I advised that Bill Cooper is approximately 6' 1"
or 6 '2” tall and weighs about 230 pounds. He is somewhat heavy
or paunchy i n the middle.: Cooper wears eyeglasses.: | Jtold
sa I I that he would report any future sightings of Bill
Cooper or his family.
conta^
Eagar
with ai
the.ir-l
SA
inre th^g < nf^ovmat^ on tjag yertoytef^ . SA I | has
I located in
but the agent has not been able to speak.
pan mr»y<» < nf o-rmat < on on the roonerg py
I I whom
I has' spoken with by phone. She seems cooperative, but
she has not yet been asked about any possible association with
the Coopers.: She will be contacted in person soon.:
This information will be convey ed to the IRS, US
Marshals Service, and AUSAI lof the US Attorney’s
Office. '
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Agent ( SA)
September 13 ,■ 1999 :
The following invest igation was conducted by Special
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at Lakeside, Arizona on
(PROTECT IDENTITY) called SA
and.
ab Bill Coo per has apparently terminated his Website on
advised
the In ternet. [
I I attempted t o acces s Cooper’s Website but Was unable to do
Jadvised that last Friday (September 10) ,
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SO.; Furthermore, | | indicated that lately Bill Cooppr*s ra^io
program has consisted or taped programs from the. past.;
suggested that perhaps Bill Cooper has left his residence.;
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FEDERAL BXJREAU OF INVESTIGATION
D*te of tr»nsc«^?doo 09/24/99,
Two employees of the United Parcel Service (UPS) were
interviewed at their place of employment. Both employees asked
for complete anonymity/ and therefore their names will not be
Written in this report.: The following information was provided:;
UPS makes frequent pick-ups at the home of Bill Cooper
on Clearview Circle in the town of Eagar/ Arizona. Recently/
Bill Cooper requested that the UPS driver call him before coming
up to his residence.: Allegedly/ this is because Cooper is
sending out fewer items than he used to. Previously/ the UPS
driver went to Cooper’s house on a daily basis to pick, up items
being sent out by the Coopers.:
About once every week or two, Cooper also receives
shipments through UPS. Often times these packages consist of
heavy objects weighing over 70 pounds. Supposedly, some of these
packages are related to equipment Cooper needs to set up ai
television studio. The packages that Cooper sends out. through
UPS are usually: small/ normally in boxes about 8” x 8” x; 12”.
Cooper was gpAn at rpgidP.nrR yesterday
(September 22, 1999). |were last seen at least
a month and a half ago.
When making deliveries at Cooper’s home, the UPS driver,
parks close to the front of Cooper’s residence, and Cooper
emerges with a package to deliver. Two dogs are chained: outside,
one, the Rottweiler named "Crusher” is chained to the right
(east) of the house, while the other dog is described which as a.
"mutt”/ is chained on the left side (west) . The UPS driver has to
be careful to stay out of reach of the dogs which are restricted
by chains.: On one occasion two or three years ago, the smaller
dog whose name is "Sugar Bear”, broke off his leash, and. bit the
UPS driver on. his boot.:
Cooper has been receiving UPS deliveries at his home,
for several years. Since arrest warrants were, issued over a year,
ago, UPS employees have not seen. Cooper away from his residence,
but his late model green. C hew truck has been mi ssing on a couple
of occasions. Apparently. ! I has taken the
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D»tc «Kcute4 09/23/1999
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Ibii ioenioca coouvos aeliher recomaaenihe»s nor cooeiix^ioas of tb« FBI. . It is tl^ property of tb« FBI snd is loaned to your apency;;
it and its contents are not to be distrftnrted outude ^r'apency.
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dMd^w*^^c«of^>■3Wof UPS EMPLOYEES
, oa 09/23/1999 . p.,, 2
white Ford Bronco, because that vehicle has not been seen at the
residence for some time.:
Other than Bill
only one ot her
and that is I
Cooper,
individual has
residence,
company called
pickup truck. Which is white in color,
to a company truck; which has a tool box on it.;
been seen at the
who works for the cable
dr i^ves a ful l-size Ford
Jalso has access
Some months ago a UPS employee, who is not the regular
driver for that route, showed up to make a deliv ery with a ne w
driver. Becaus e of the presence of two drivers.
came out and confronted the driver about the
presence of more than one employee. At the same time. Bill
Cooper circled around the outside of the house and watched
suspiciously from a distance.:
]
Most deliveries made to the Cooper residence are made
in Bill Cooper’s name or Harvest Trust.: Before coming up to make
pick-ups, the UPS driver calls Cooper at his home telephone,
(520)333-4543, and asks if there is anything to pick, up.: Most
pick-ups take place between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.;
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of tnnaeriptioA
08/16/99
Source/ who is not in a position to t^stlfiL^-jarOjVided
the follo wing information to Special Agent (SA)
on July 29, 1999:
According to the Source
J
of Bill Coo p^
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has two individuals living with him. one of them b 7 c
is 1
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Account Num
aer fSSAN) isl 1 The other individual
-living with
1 date, of birth
1 His SSAN is\ 1
, ipey, a
The Source was not aware if the tv aj ^ \
also have contact with Bill cooper.;
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lavestlgaiioa on
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(yi 12 ^ a t Lakeside,
by SaI
62E-PX-62617
Arizona
Dateffieuted 07/30/1999
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Thif doeutnent coatalnj neidter recomiaendations not concbnons of the
it and }u eontenti ate not to be diitnbuted oottida your ateney..
FBI. It ia the propetv ®ie FBI and ia loaned to yoor agency;
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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[
]wa« interviewed in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Plld^ix.
Arizona. Also present during the interview ver ej
attorneys. I T
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governme nt werel
Represent
Jof the U.S. Marsha jl’s Service.
of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
na hhq
nvestiaation (FBI ) . and Assi stant Unite
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the Federal Bureau of I
States Attorney (AUSA) f I
advised of her Miranda Rights prior to the interview because her
attorneys were present, and the subj ect matter of the interview
was not intended to cover issues of
following information:
During the interview.
J provided the
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j arrived at the
Coopers’ residence
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t-imrs a Dontif-v TI.
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09/1571999
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This document coouitts neither recommendations nor coaclunoat of the FBI. It is the pro^rty of the FBI and is loaned to yoor agency;
it and its contents are not to he distributed ouu^ your ajeitcy..
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Coa<ixw«&>a of H>-302 of
, to 09/15/1999 .
always carries a handgun with him.
mentioned that
At first J
only job was
I I take care of security. Eventually/ however,, he secured a
full-time job with the l ocal cable company.; He continues to live
I ~L and he assists Bill .in watching, for
intruders . I [ described him as Bill’s
I
In explaining Bill Cooper’s rel ationship to
said they treat each other like[
Sometimes
broadcasts. Prior to moving to Eagar,
Bill’s radio broadcasts, and then he metl
1 helps Bill p erform his nightly radio
no to Eaaar.l lused to listen to
California while Bill was traveling for a semineoiX
Havo boon ■{ wfod fr>y a ft r>f VP>argJ
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-iJand
^ the
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Although
is the person who provides the most
support to Bill Cooper since he has been in a fugitive status,
inrtii/iHiiaIg in thf* town nf Rarrar algo hein out on occasion.
Cooper hasf
since the federal arrest warrants were issued. Bill
I said that Bill has
Specifically, she denied that Cooper has been~C
I other than tnat.~
Cooper’s
advised that there are I
Hn Eaqar. \
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1 acknowledged that with the passage of time
left Eagar. |
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nightly, rartin hrnadr.ast, Bill{
to yell[
Finally, he said^L
explained that after a
and he began
only took
ott;
When
left the I
After spending the first nigh|t in a motel in tne town.
[where
] Arizona, they drove on to[
they stayed for two weeks.;
, , insisted that. sinceL
she has had no contact whatever witli
Ynent-jr>n Rill had
some
1 she d id
1
and a note saying that he
Isaid tha t~'c oQper attempted to f ind our tnrougn;
her whereabouts.
but
I
did not reveal
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she and riixx aopf
acknowledged that in early September, 1998,
Bill learned that
to
some money which had been given — ,
after learning of the money, assumed thatf
money from the I
had
[Bill,
Jhad taken the
and he call pd his
e this "^s going on.
Th at night r
she drove to
left the
and
wnere she stayed in a motel room.; The
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Cbo(dxu«tiba of FD-302 of
next dav she drove to
, oo 09/15/1999 . p.je
here she staved for ten davs.
snowea up
According to
Bill Cooper
^In addition to the Ford Bronco belonging to the
b ill Cooper has a 1958 Chevy and a 1977 Buick. Skylark.;
1^0 continued to live in Cooper’s residence at the time of
drives a gray or white Fo rd pickup truck
having an extra r-ah and a PR radio. I .[said that Bill
does not leave \
denied that she aot involved! in I
was ask ed about cer tain things which Cgoper
had written on his Website. I denied knowing anything
about an alert or
ifapn
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advised that
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Cooper receives frequ ent deliveries from UPS, and
said that the UPS man- 1 I
cooper dislikes s peaking to the media, and he has little cont act
with his family.
holiday
mentioned that Cooper
perhaps once a year# usually during the Christmas
n believes that Cooper has gas masks at his
nL(
residence: sne denied h atVina anv knowledge of bombs or
explosives at the house.
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recalls that on several occasions individuals
came up on the top of the ridge where the Coopers live.; When
such events Would happen. Cooper would leave to confront the
•visitors’, accompanied by his dog •Crusher’.; Cooper Would then
order the visitors off his property, and normally he would be
angry after such encounters.
Towards the end of the interview.
was asked
if there Was some way in which Bill Cooper could be persuaded, to
come in to federal court to answer to the tax charges against
him. I
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CoEtdaiMtioa of FD-302 of
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At the conclusion of the interview.
was asked
if she wpuld_hp wi'll in.a-£Q.^take a polygraph ekaffiinationj, and her
attorn ^vl
this.
said he didn’t see any problem with
and her attorneys were then excused , and they
said that evening t hey would be catching a plane and
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This inve stigation was conducted by Special Agent (SA)
at Lakeside, Arizona on November 15, 1999:
SA
received a telephone call from
who is the publisher of a small tovm newspaper called the
I
^dvised that last night he had been
iai<
listening to the n iahtlv radio program of Bill Cooper, who is a
nearby resident of l I was upset and coprprnpd
because Cooper attacked him over the airwaves and accused
of being a “Judas’ and having sold out to the feds.
niirlng the course of this phone conversation With SA
acknowledged that Cooper is an arrogant man and
he even s trikes Ou t at people who are philosophically aligned
with him.
Lexpressed concern about the safety of Cooper’s
also advised that about a month ago
had
seen Bill cooper in the local Safeway store in the town of
Springervilie, Arizona.; Cooper has made statements to the, effect
that federal agents have rented a hoUse down the street from
Cooper’s residence, and Cooper claims to know which house it is.;
mentioned an incident in Which he talked to an
Eagar, Arizona patrol officer about the possibility of Cooper
Appar ently/ this information
I suspects that thi s officer
As a result, Imentioned
filtered back to Cooper, and [
has sympathies for Bill Cooper,
that in the future he Will only convey
Garms, who is the chief of Police.;
informitldh tb
Scott
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Agent (SA)
November ife, 1999:
he following invest tgat ton was conducted by Special
<
at Lakeside, Arizona on
Resident Agency (ka) an d advised SA
fugitive tax protester, [
(PROTECT IDEN TITYV cal led the Lakeside
I
that Bill Cooper, a
suggested that this is probably al
Nevertheless , L
also mentioned that a couple of months ago Cooper
his radio nronram for twe consecutive nights a guest named
J is notable because he is
bad on
I a former IRS
Special Agent who has determined (in his own mind at least) that
the’U.S. Tax; Code is unconstitutional, and therefore, he resigned
his positi on as a Spec ial Agent for the federal government.
Since then, has been. featured on various right-wing or
anti-government publications because of his strong views and his
opposition to the U.S.: Tax; Code.:
was on a radio
Allegedly, a woman na med I
program one day , and I l listened caref ully to what she had
to say. Apparently, he was so moved by her statements that he
began his pwn examination into the legalities of the tax code.:
IS said to be a well-known tax, protester and a vocal
opponent of the; Federal Reserve Board.
According tcf
wv,, Ihas set up his own
Website,, he appears to be making a living by railing against the
constitutionality of federal taxes.
According to
sometime ago Cooper had on his
radio prog ram some loca l sheriff’s deputies who claimed that the
killing of I 1 . back in the late 1970's was part of a
federal conspiracy.; Allegedly, federal marshals were killed
because they knew too much, about what had happened in this case.;
l also mentioned' a conversation he heard on
Cooper’s radio program when, a caller asked Cooper why he lives In
such, a “barren area." Cooper’s response was that if he lived in a
big city he would probably be dead because he couldn't protect;
himself.;
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF E^VEmGATION
D«t« of tr»n*criptioa 10/12/99
Source, Who is not in a position -ho hiaRf-.i provided
the following information on
The Source advised that the fam ily of Bill Cooper, who
is currently a tax fugitive, is said to b d I On
a recent radio broadcast. Cooper remarked that he is 'missing the
kids.;’ Apparently, Cooper has made a reference on his radio
program to the fact that his family has left his residence.;
1 , 1 l^ao v»e>4-iiv«r>n/^ H
m
■fche Ari y.nna /WaW . I
[
nted
The Source also advised that
bV the Federal Riiyf>an of Tn vpgf irfa t ^ »n
wa
in.
had aa visea rha'FT
name isl
(FBI) ,
Previously,
] a fugitive
Was captured
the Source
who
I has connections with a man whose last
resides in that state.
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Fib#
by SA
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'nds document coatiini neither reeommenbdo&i nor coneKi^bnt of the FBI. It U the property of the FBI end U loaned to your a^acy;
it and iu eootenu are not to be diitriboted outride your agency. (fiSlS
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Agent (SA)
1999 :
The following invest igation was conducted by Special
I at Eagar/
Arizona on November 30/
SaT
Ivisited
in the town of
decked her compute r (lafcabase and dete rmined that
I ginre .Tiijie of
Eagar.
there b^ eh
1999 .;
visit I I in recent months,
has no r seen Bill Cooper/
by
said she does not recall seeing
Furthem ore , she indicated she
Lfoi: a very long time.;
on ennas^en. hut when
1
or for
did recall having seenj
she queried her database/ she saw no listing for a
Bill Cooper in her database.,
SA I I attempted to contact Chief Scott GarmS/ the
Eagar Police Chief/ but he was not in his office.
SA
made a brief v isit to
but
information concerning Bill cooper.
the
had no new
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Agent (SA)
2000 ::
The following invest igation was conducted by Special
I at Lakeside, Arizona on May 30,
SA
received a phone call from
Cr iminal In vestigator With the. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
SA I l advised that he. checked the Internet Website of Bill
Cooper earlier that morning, and he found' a 'hit* for a daily
Update, dated May 11 through May 25.: In this Update, Cooper
Wrote that; he; had gotten his television, station on the air, and
he is broadcasting ' Under th e name of 'ROund Valley Television
15.:" According to
HTTV: \ \Williamcooper . com.
tl|i
Cooper’s Website address is:
[
After receiving this' information from SA,
] called Scott Garms, the Police Chief of the toWn of
SA.
Eager , Arizona.: Chief Garms advised that very feW people in
Round Valley receive television transmissions by antenna.
Instead, most of the local residents utilize cable, television or
satellite reception services. Chief Garms indicated he Would
attempt to locate a television With, which, he. coUld receive a
signal broadcast locally to confirm if Cooper’s Internet
statement is accurate.:
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3 e following investigation was conducted by SA
on 6/872000;
Scott Garxas, the police chief of the town of Eager,
advised that about a Week ago there was an incident on the.
hilltop in Eagar where the fugitive Bill Cooper lives.. At night
a local man drove Up the hilT,. and he' Was accompanied by a woman.
Another man, presumably Bill Cooper, drove over and ordered the
‘intruder’ to get off the hill and his property. Bill Cooper
could not be. positively identified because, he Was hiddeni by the
headlights of his vehicle.
Later, the. “intruder’, whose name Garms doesn’t recall
off hand,, filed a complaint with, the Eagar Police Department.:
The man Was plainly told of Cooper’s fugitive situation and the
fact that, the toWn Was unlikely to deal iWith Cooper until federal
agents got around to apprehending him for more serious offenses.:
Garms said. he. would forward a copy of the incident report, to the.
Lakeside RA.
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nihe following investigation was* conducted by SA;
I at Lakeside, Arizona ion , '6/30/2000:
lSA; T*At*.nyr)Art A .r-a T 1 ♦•«">. 1 1 Arizona
L (Who had .left a voice
mail messaae tr
what t
le- day before., Khome .teleohone number is
During their 'phone conversation,! asked SA-
.he .real .purpose was-of the interview that was held
at the
[stated .that he was upset about the tone- of the
interview, j and he ;felt .insulted'' when^he was. formariy advised ,of
the :provisions- of the federal harboring, statute. I I denied.
harboring- Cooper in any>,way', .and he said’ he had; not, withheld
'.useful; inforxaation: from federal agents.'
stated that he Would call SA
if he.
contacted Cooper again in the*. future. He said;. he, -was .no longer
Willing to talk to* any<^ne in the federal government; about Bill
Cooper unless it is, SA
Deputy US. Marshal
said he was offend ed by
during the interview.
will
only talk to other federal agents if their .agencies ;make *a formal-
request through senior DPS management, and then DPS- orders
to participate, in such an interview.;
[[reiterated a. point heimade in the. previous
.'interview, that; is* he>4said he. would, be willing to' rhelp the
federal government with the Cooper situation if .someone’s life is
in danger., I hi ~ . .. .
tendencies,
situation.
government s case at. all.
believes Cooper may be developing suicidal.
Oth er than ..intervening, in a life threatening
} said;. he would rather 'not be involved With the
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A
Agent
2000 :
(SA)
The fo ll ow i ng' invest igation, was conducted^ by 'Special'
I I on Lakeside,, Arizona, <on June 29,.
SA
received a call f rom f
a tr ooper
] called:
because ne was upser apout a meeting the pr evious night which
included himself,
and Sergeant . \ I
^a:‘U.S.: De puty Mar shal .
1
a , DPS sergeant and |
said' that. he. ; had nothing to? hide
concerning his relationship with* Bill Coo per , who has been a
federal fugitive since July, 1998. | '
said that hft Was
and he Was
particularly upset with the tone taken, by-, ,
angry about the 'WaV'l J had' said, that she was embarrassed' to be
in same room as
[
] stated that in the .future he^ would not; make any
statements- to federal a gents concerning Bill Co oper Unless he Was
alone. Otherwise,
talking, to SA
only ti;alk to_ji£h^r federal agents if the
request fron[
said; that he Would
FBI made a formal
through the regular chain of command. Then, if
-his agency required him to talk, he. woUld speak to whichever
federal agent, agreed upon by his department..,
During this conversationv ,
’has , had -a few face-to-face visits with. Bill Coongr
confirmed! again. »that. he
but he ’Said
that it had nothing .to do With his duties aS| i
He, also acknow’ledged .having' had previous, telephone, conversations
with Bill. Cooper.
made it
During the course of ;this conversation .
clear that -he felt, insulted when, he: was formally' advised of
provisions of the ^federal harboring statute.
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Agent (SA)
2000 :
The following invest igation was conducted by Special
bt Lakeside, Arizona on July 13,
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SA|
who
is presently a
rece ived
a telephone call from
]the office of
County, sheriff in Apache County. During this conversation,
acknowledged that recently he paid a visit to the home of
Bill Cooper, who is a tax protester and fede ral fugitive residing
on a h^ntrirt in t-bo t-niWn r>^ TTarfay Tiona
idea ot visiting Cooper. I
] and it Was
sold[
expla ined tha t
3
belief tnat
could be an influential voicj e in the community to persuade
citizens^
a trooper
on the.
is a
Cooper
I
idea ,
had misgivings about]
a good word from Cooper and his
a thousa nd negati ve Words from Cooper,
Although
Ultimately he decided tha
supporters Was better than ,
Who hosts a radio program in Eagar. f ] explained that a
number of people in the community ate quite supportive, of Cooper,
and there are a feW school teachers Who listen^ to him regularly
and are quite persuaded by his rhetoric.
accompanied b^
paid a
noted that
In any event,
visit ;f or a couple of hours at Cooper's home .
Cooper has a large, violent-looking dog named Crusher at the
residence.: In side Coo per » s residence, the house looks quite
and
cluttered,
like a "coW trail. "
equipment stacked Up, and it
lives in his kitchen. When SA
described the hoUse as being more or less
said that there Were boxes and radio
a ppears tha t Cooper effectively
I
he could understand why..
1 men tioned that Cooper's
simply responded that
During the course of his con versation With Cooper,
Was asked if he is a ''patriot."
1 appreciating the
^ ^ • %_•_
nuances of the Word "patriot," asked Cooper to defin e his term.
Cooper really didn't do so, but nevertheless] | provided a
response, to Cooper's question.; He said that it oy xhe Word
"patriot." Cooper meant men running aroUnd with camouflage
clothes, then the sheriff's candidate did not consider himself a
patriot.; Jf the term "patriot" refe rred to people. Who believed
in and Upheld the Constitution, then
true patriot.
] considered himself a
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Later] | learned that Coo per had made reference to
visit, and Cooper gavel ~| a lukewarm endorsement, in
his
statement to the effect that [
Apparently, Cooper made a
"nis not a "true patriot."
mentioned that sometime aao
I went up CO I cooper 's nouse ana Knocxea on xne aoor.
i had no idea, of Bill Cooper's stat us as a federal
fugitive. ) Cooper's reception of ] l at his hpuse. was
hostile.; Cooper told her that she. had to leaVe, and when she
asked him who he was, h e, gave his nam e as "Bill Cooper." It
Wasn't. Until later that] flearned about Bill Cooper's
situation with the law.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence:. ROUTINE
To Phoenix
From:' CIRG
Date:; 68/08/260Q
Attn: SA.
Lakeside: Resident; Agency
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER,
AKA RTfiL CODPRP FUGITIVE;
FUGITIVE;
AOT-DT
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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Synopsis:; phoenix. Division requested. NCAVC; assistance; on.
captioned, matter'.;
Previous Title: Title, marked "Changed." to; 'reflect the
reclassification, of this, investigation, from an. AQT-DT matter- to;
One. involving a. .fugitive. inyes.tigatiOri. for Other' federal,
agencies.; Title; previously carried as " Mil ton. William CoOperV
aka. Bill. Gooper - Fugitive; | | -: Fugitive;' AOT-DT.;
Details:; The; Natio nal Center- for- the A nalysi s of Violent Crime
and'SSA^
(NCaVC) agents SSA
.now the SSRA. tor the Eugene/ Oregon. Resident; 'Agency, travel ea. tO;
Phoenix,; Arizona, and. Eagar,; Arizona; On captioned matter.; ..The;
primary' purpose, of. this trip was; to survey' the. aYftfi around Eaqar-
where; Cooper' and his; family 'reside.; (CoOper and
.Prior, to;
tno.bagar survey,- a meeting was -neia in rnoenix,- /^nz^Onai with, the
foiio.wing people, to discuss; captioned, case:;
Lies /CID/ phoenix
PRS/Cip/Phoenix;
FBI /Phoenix
FBI /phoenix;
USMS/ phoenix.
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Phopn i V ErbiS
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08/08/2000
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
1 USAO/Phoenix
the following background information on Cooper and
were discussed at this time:-
Both Cooper an
i
were indicted on 06/10/1998,
and bench warrants were issued
in Arizdna for income tax evasion,
for them on 07/01/1998. Cooper is well known among, members of
the nation's militia groups, aind he has stated that he will kill
any federal agents who attempt to apprehend him. Cooper has also
said that he would- rather- have his family die than be subjected
to "federal tyranny". Following the indictments. Cooper isolated
himself and his family in their residence which is located at the
end of a Io na road atop a bluf f dVerlookihg Eagar. The house,
which is in| |name, is situated so that anyone
attempting to drive Up the road would be easily seen by Cooper.
The Phoenix FBI had been coordinating with both the
U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) as well as the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) in their investigations of Cooper. The USMS is
responsi)3le for the apprehension of Cooper and the tax
investigation was being conducted by the IRS. The Bureau's role
at the time of this meeting was to provide a tectical response
plan should C ooper resist arr est and, reso^ct to Violence- FBI
case agent SA I I was also a primary source of
intelligence for all the agencies since neither the USMS Or the
IRS had agents assigned in that rUral area of eastern Arizona.
According to investigators, Cooper does not interact
with members of his community, and it is anticipated there would
be miniTnal community support for him should his arrest result in
a stand-off..
There were reports of several incidents in which Cooper
either threatened Or assaulted someone- In one Incident, Cooper
threatened a former black police chief a nd appeared to be
shielding himself from the of ficer Using I
Reports of friends a nd acquaintances indicate that Cooper had
I On prior occassiOns. (Subseq uent
investigation Conducted bV Phoenix indicates that I
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Cooper had been described by those who knew him and
interacted with him as being paranoid, having a sense of
grandiosity, hypersensitive to real or perceived criticism;
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08708/2000;
possessing a sense, of entitiementt and. a .belief system, susceptible,
to conspiracy theories-:
Cooper' is believed to possess a. variety of weapons
including a. 50 caliber' SniperVrifle,. and. a 45' caliber' pistol.; He;
also; owns; a Rottweiler guard. dog.;
;Tn; order .to; df>^,ermine the identity and number^ of
Xy* q-i r'r>ryr\ay' t'a -y-OQ ■> .1 I
;as the; .invest igatiori. continues,: the; importance, of
obtaining a dditional detailed and current; information, regarding
Cooper, his. l I their lifestyle, habits,
family, friends, etc.-, was; emphasized.;
AO this; time, no; further request; for assistance; has.
been, made; of the 'lJCAVC, and. no; work; remains outstanding.; This;
lead, is; considered. ‘covered.-
.{Ol/26/im).
FEDERAL. BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: ROUTINE
To: Phoenix
From: Phoenix
Squad 13 /; ra
. Contact:
Date: 10/02/1998
Attn:
7 ^
]
Sgd 16
Approved By:
Drafted By: [
Case ID C
(Pending)
Title: MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka;
rr.o,r.oy- Pnq TTTVR ;
FUGITIVE;,
AOT-DT.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS =
Synopsis: To. request technical assistance , from Squad 20.;
Details:^ On 9/28/98 a meeting, was held at the, US Attorney’s
Off ice in Phoenix c oncerning the fugitive r status of Bill ‘Cooper
and
]
Both have been 4*'*^icted‘ IRS on federal
tax; evasions charges.; Cooper has ,vowed to shoot any federal
:agents who, attempt to arrest him.
Attending this meeting were high level representatives
of the US Marshals ■Service; IRS,. .US Attorney’s Office, and 'ASAC
Ray Churay of the* Phoenix Division. Participants ’Were updated. oh
the .status of Bill .Cooper, who^ appears to thaVe come out; into town,
recently, an event not anticipated this soon in bis self-imposed
exile- at ihis hilltop , home in the town of Eagar.
During the ;meeting .'it was determined .that miore
intelligehce was needed on Cooper’s activities,, but the time .was
not ',yet ,right for deploying a. team to .conduct .surveillance or to
arrest hims Instead', it was determined that, the Phoenix Division
“'would, examine the ; feasibility of using technical means to
;monitor Cooper’s; activities...
Another Inter-agency; planning meeting .will held in the
future after imore intelligence on cop per’s activit ies *has been
and’ assessed. On 19/29/98 SA
Z
contacted SA*
in Lakeside and scheduled a site* survey ^tp , be conducted,
in .'Eagar on October 6 and 7',
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Agent (SA)
2000 :
Thft fon oijinrf i nvopit- i gati nn was conducted- by Special
at Lakeside, Arizona -on October -12,
SA
called
SA[^
a D eputy
galled
ilifirshal
to
who works in Phoenix, Arizona.;
determine if the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) intends to take
proactive measures. to. apprehend Bill Coqner . a ,fugitiVe now
replied that he
ocu
residing in the .town in Eagar,. Arizona. L
had subm itted a 'proposal for surveilling, Cooper Vs residence, but
Jboss :had told him that his agency- would not carry .out .any
operations against Bill Cooper, untiT after the new calendar year
begins.;
During this phone conversation,! confirmed that
Ri VI Conner 's I j had visited him a feW months ago, and- the.
Jhad. said that a woman was planning to move: in with Bill
Cooper.; 'Apparently, this woman is Cooper's present girlfriend..
Supposedly , Cooper and the. woman spent: a .weekend* at: the Thunder
Horse Ranch, which lies just outside of Lakeside.;
■SA^
by SA
and [
I reminded I [that: “a visit had been paid
Jto the Thunder Horse Ranch. a couple of year^ ago,
I ' the ran ch, shoul d have advised the. fFBl of
Cooper's prese nce .there. I [ recommended against taking any
action against ! _ _ 1 the Thunder .Horse. Ranch, because any
contact now would- simply let Cooper kno w that he was- still being
watched -and monitored. Reluctantly, Sa ! ! agreed with this
line of .reas oning although he would have, liked to have "gotten ,in.
the .face" .of! ! of the Thunder Horse Ranch.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date cf tracscripiioo 10 / 19/2000
Source, who is not in a position t ^O' testify , provided the,
following information to Special Agent (SA)
The Source advised thatf
close, to Bill Cooper, a .militia
radio talk show host , Who is currently the subject of a federal ta^
warrant in Arizona.
The Source advised that the f
111 Red he reft i He at.
they resided at; that address for about
Apparently
probably became
The Source believes that the [
earnest lis|eners of Bill Cooper's radio show before decidiha to
move out. to
I
The Source also provided a copy of a letter written, to
Ir-enr-eye-i nrr let-t-ey-R t-rt t-bo
This letter is not related to Bill Cooper.:
Investigatiw 00 09 / 28/2000 . Lakeside , Arizona
FiUiSl
.by
62617
Date dictated' 09 / 28/2000
SA
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.Ttiia docuixMtd ^tai&s neither' recemmendatiiMM nor ooaelDsioos the. FBI. It is the property of the FBI ai»I is loaned to your ageooy,
it and its cotttei^ axe not to he distributed outside your agency.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence; ROUTINE. Date:; 01/29/2001
To: Phoenix
Attn:;
Rotor 13;
From:; Phoenix
Squad 13, Fla pstaflFRA
Contact:; SA
J:djh
Approved By:
Drafted By:.
Case ID#; 62E-PX-62617 (Pending)
Title; MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, a.k.a..
Bill Cooper-FUGITIVE:
I IFUGITIVE;
AOT-DT;
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis:; Request for change of title and reassignment of case;
Administrative: TPer conversation between SSRa[
J this matter is being re-classified as an AOT-DT matter.
andSA
Details:; Special Agent (SA) ,
(RA) to the Provo RA' in December ot 2000. Recently, SA[
{transferre d from the Lakeside'R esident Agency
of the Flagstaff
RA was notified that he was being re-assigned to the Lakeside RA to wOrK Domestic Terrorism
(DT) matters.
Due to the nature of the abo ve captioned matter and due to the fact that Milton.
William Cooper has stated that he will kill any .federal officers who attem pt to arr est him for
^ " ■ " ■ ' I [matter and
Income Tax. Eva;
reassigned to S
econimended that this matter be reTiristated as
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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(Rev. lO-OMSW)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence : ROUTINE
To : Houston
Date: 05/08/2001
Attn ;
SaUad CT-2
Lakeside RA
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Dallas
Tyler RA,
Contact: SA
Approved By;
Drafted By;
Case. ID # :|
A:-jah
(Pending):
62E-PX-62617 (INFO ONLY)
. ( Pending ) ^ y ^ — '
Title: I I
AOT-VC
00:; DALLAS
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis; Information c oncerning possible threats against:
and Milton Willi am Cooper.
Reference;:
Serial R
Enclosure (s) ; Enclosed for Phoenix is: one copy of xeferenced
Houston EC to: Dallas, dated 4/18/2001 and a copy of the
enclosures: included with the EC.
For information- of Ho UstOh and Phoenix, During April
JvOlUntarily appeared at the Ty ler
Jon a
Detailfil
2001 , |_
Office of the FBI and furnished infOrTOation cOncernincI
one time basis His, information was related to local, aUthoiit ies
handling the:] Case. He is not a, source ior the FBI and is
not known to be e sOnrCe for any local, authorities. Both
J and lo cal autihor i ties have, been advised of. the possible.
threats against
For information of Phoenix, a. Prelimi n a ry I nqu i ry
lias
been, initiated by the Dallas Office concerning
I.nyestigatiort initiated sUbs ecfUent to receip t of a request for
assistance from Texas Ranger
Texas .Department of
Sher iff 's Office, in
Public: Safety (DPS) and the. HenderSort. count y Sher iff's Office,
obtaining background information concerningl |in effort to
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facilitate the, execution of stat e felony war rants that were
issiiprf fnr tKp.
arf ept Of
were
routine
time: of
weapons
traffic stnn
the Stop. |_r
on 12124 . 199 ,
. st opped bv a DPS of ficer during a
Rpt h l ( were, armed at; the
violations ,
Igave nO, iresistance. and was:
biecame involved, in a
for
arrested
with: the
officer wherein he bit, the officer and attempted to take control
Of the officer's weapon.: /Another offi cer arrived bn the; Scene
and assisted in arresting | was: later released On bond
and subsequently indicted by a state grand jury for two felony
counts of assaulting a police-officer end att empting to take a
weapon from a police . off icer .[ IresideS od I in a;
rural area, ini
authorities thafT
County.
Sources have adVi^ sed local
and has;
threatened to shoot any police, officers; that cOtne on his.
property.- Sources have advised local authorities thatl
Ihas
haS’ previously' been associated with the: Republic; of
Texas .: He nas a locked, gate, at the entrance to his pirOperty with
Signs warnin g auth orities to: stay off his pro perty. Sources have
advised that! 1has stated that he plans to
1
sympathetic toT
be. l iving bn I
ago ■ I
1 Loc al authorities believe: that bthers
I views concerning the government might also
Ip rbperty:.- Approximately a year and a h^lf
Jf led, frbmi her*- husband W ithlP
They are I pelieved to be living On^
Tne. nusbahd has been.
Ipyoperty.-
Local
authorities have attempted to serve paper p concer ning this
property.;
custody' suit, and have: not been allowed on]
'husband, has. been, threatened with a gun by]
the property
The.
po stay away' from
IS
For information. Of Houston,
subject q f Phoenix: case 62,ErPX-82617 anct antorm tion concerning,
cart be: bbtained fr qm FOIMS. I I ls a fugitive.
similar in', circumstances to
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence : PRIORITY
To:. Dallas
Houston
From: Houston
Texas Cit
Contact:
Date: 04/18/2001
Attn: SSA
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Synopsis: ‘Information from Houston CW’ regarding identification
of possible source.
Enclosure (sy : E-mail messages received f rom |
Details: On '4/18/2001, reliable Houston source CZ „ ^
provided ch© ctttHchfid two nicssag'es to -Houston^ i{Tcx&s City,
'r.A.) agent.
ail message was sent by
own to Houston The
Accoi^ing ' to i , ^ *
much raore> vocal than it 'is‘ active and- it * s icadcrsnip, is more
concerned with.-beingrthe. 'dominant force" in , the militia movement
than invactually conducting anti-government activities.
In the message ,
goes on to sa
I Houston
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FD -302 (Rev. 10 - 6 - 95 )
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federaC bureau of investigation
Date of traoscriptioa (>5/21/2001
Source, v/ho is-:not in a position to, testify, provided .the;
following information;
has cpntactedl
to make arranaement.ei
Security friRC!) Ka«l
Jamd Stated that: he is willing
|c
CooperL
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■ As the' . Depa rtment of E'conomic
[ \?hich' have;- not b^en
is. considering aliowina
to makpT. thp.' arranrf^mAn»-_
would file
s for 'L
inasmuch as after
consiaep
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J Cooper,, DBS
invewig»t«ofl w 04/26/01- « "Pinetbp«Lakeside , 'AZ
File # 1
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distriWted outside, yoor asency. '
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Agent (SA)
The following inves tigation was conducted by Special
at Eagar, Arizona on August 3, 2001
1 contacted Chief B. Scott Grams and Detective
(Det . ) I I of the Eagar Po lice Department (APD) who had
requested a meeting with SA | concerning Bill Cooper.
Recently a local Eagar doctor and his family had driven
up a mountainside in order to over look the Eagar valley and
spend some time together. Shortly after arriving on the
mountainside. Bill Cooper approached the doctor and threatened
him that if he didn't depart. Cooper would kill him. Some words
were exchanged and the doctor, with his family, departed.
Cooper followed the doctor down the mountainside and
back to the doctor's residence, where he once again confronted
the doctor. The doctor informed Cooper that he would call the
police if Cooper did not leave. At this time. Cooper walked back
to his truck and retrieved a pistol, returned to the doctor and
pointed it at the head of the doctor telling him if he ever came
back. Cooper would kill him. Cooper then departed the area.
It is believed by Chief Garms and Det I I that
Cooper, at times, places himself in a position where he does not
have a firearm in his possession, though close at hand in his
vehicle, and is vulnerable to arrest.
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Tbp fnl lowing i nyf^stiaation was conducted by Special
Arizona on
Agent (SA)
August 8 and 9, 2001:
Sergeant (Sgt.) I of the Springerville Office
nf thp. Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) contacted SA
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and stated that on Friday through Saturday, August 3-4,
2001, the DPS Special Operations Unit (SOU) had been called out
to assist the Snowf lak e-Tavlor Police Dapartment (STPD) during a
barricade situation in
Arizona. Sgt
stated that
after negotiations broke down, the SOU fired between 80-1 00
rounds of CS gas i nto the residence of
Ultimately]
custody.
exited the residence
and was taKen into
Pri nr tn
I exitin
J Arizona,
exitin g the r esidence, located at
Ifired several rou nds from
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inside the residence. Upon exiting") it was discovered that|
had been ind.u.r.ed- during the firing of the CS gas into the
residence
rounds . DP'
had been struck i
"'dltifnately transporteq
for treatment .
the h and by one of the
down to Phoenix, Arizona
According to Sgt . | ^ I has been seen by Sgt.
Tat the residence of Bill Cooper in Eagar, Arizona. Sgt.
J lives near Cooper and is able to see who enters and exits
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An NCIC Criminal History was run on^
revealed numerous weapons offenses and escape.
khich
FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)
Cl^ Z'^'Z-
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 05 / 17/2001
Source, who is not in a position to testify, provided the
following information:
Source advised that information indicates that deputies
for Apach e Countv Sheriff's Department working under Sheryft Brian
of the
_| Source advised
who are involved!
Source advised that Bill Qgfoper , a militia radio talk ^
show host, who is currently the subject "of a federal tax warrant in
Source advised that it is not
necessary tor federal law entorcs
is the belief of the Source thatj
I I Bill Cooper could he picked
up without incident. Source advised that Bill Cooper continues to
use illegal short wave radio to pass on his militia philosophy.
This talk show is recorded and sent to other militia affiliated
radio stations throughout the United States.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
FD-350 {Rev. 5-8-81)
(Mount Clipping in Space Below)
McVeigh listened
to militia-inspired
Arizona broadcaster
By Mark Shaffer
The Arizona Repubiic
EAGAR — He lives in the only
house atop a high mesa with a
bird’s-eye view of scenic Round
Valley.
Better to broadcast that way and
look out for agents of the federal
government, say friends of William
Cooper , whose apocalyptic, 'mUitia-
inspnred shortwave radio programs
attracted Timothy McVeigh as a
regular listener in the months be-
fore the Oklahoma City bombing.
When’ McVeigh needed written
inspiration, he repeatedly read Wil-
liam Pierce’s The Turner Diaries.
However, McVeigh is said to have
turned his shortwave dial to Coo-
per’s invective for verbal inspira-
tion. James Nichols, brother of
Oklahoma bombing co-defendant
Terry Nichols, testified about Coo-
per’s broadcasts in 1996 during a
pretrial hearing in Oklahoma City.
McVeigh even paid a personal
visit to Cooper, who at the time was
living and broadcasting 30 miles up
thft hiehwavin St. Johns, a couple of
Tom McCombs, chief deputy
marshal for the district of Arizona, t
did not return phone cails regards 1
ing Cooper. 2!
Cooper noted on his Web site thab
he sent most of his family out of thet
country in 1999 for “security rea-1
sons” and that “they are now safej
from Nazi Jack-Booted Thugs.”
In more recent entries on his^
Web site. Cooper says that he wa^
not able to attend his mother’s fu-:*,
neral because of a threat from the*
“Nazi Gestapo” and that federal-
agents had attempted to coerce hisl
daughter into helping with his ap-
prehension.
“I am prepared arid ready for
them. I will resist this tyranny even
unto death,” Cooper posted on his
Web site.
Udall said the only way the situa-
tion can be handled peacefully is if
federal agents will answer Cooper’s
questions about the government’s
right to collect taxes.
“Someone is going to die if they
go up there with force because Bill
carries a handgun on himself at all
•times,” UdaU said.
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Date: 11/07/2001
To :
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From: Phoenix
62E-PX-62617 (Pending)
Title: CHANGED
aka
AOT-DT-FIREARMS ;
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CHANGED
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper-FUGI TIVE (DECEASED) ;
I I - FUGITIVE;'
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
VCMO-FU;
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: Leads set to interview Domestic Terrorism sources
regarding threats.
Previous Title: Title marked "Changed" to peflect removal of WCC
froTT] pan t ion. Title nrevd^ouslv carried as
aka
AOT-DT-WCC-FIREARMS; . "
• Title marked "changed" to reflect Milton William
Cooper as deceased. Title p-rpvioiislv carried as "MILTON WILLIAM
_ . . . _ — I I ■»— IT T/-* -r m T T T 1 1
COOPER, aka Bill Cooper-FUGITIVE;
FUGITIVE;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES; VCMO-FU,-."
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Preliminary Inquiry Instituted: 06/28/2001, set to expire
09/25/2001;' extension granted 10/11/2001, set to expire
12/24/2001.
Details: Milton William "Bill" Cooper is a Right Wing "patriot,"
who was nationally known in the Militia movement for his
controversial broadcasts by means of short wave radio. Cooper
also maintained a web site wherein he espoused his anti-
government rhetoric and threatened to kill any law enforcement
officer (s) who attempted to arrest him.
In 1998 was charged by the Internal Revenue Service for
failure to pay taxes and an attempt to serve him with a summons
resulted in his refusal to accept the summons and his ordering a
Deputy United States (U.S.) Marshal off his property.
Subsequently, a federal warrant was issued for the arrest of
Cooper .
To date, no attempt to arrest Cooper has been made by
the U.S. Government for two reasons. First, Cooper had threatened
to have a shoot out with anyone attempting to arrest him and he
had the means to do so. In addition. Cooper's house sat on a hill
top with a 360 degree view of anyone approaching his residence,
and second. Cooper had imprisoned himself at his residence where
he would not come off the mountainside. The FBI and U.S.
Marshal's Service did not wish to cause another Ruby Ridge type
of situation and therefore. Cooper's activities were simply
monitored pending his departure from his residence and a safe way
to effect an arrest.
On numerous occasions', individuals would drive up to a
cul-de-sac near Cooper's residence where they would watch the sun
set. On each occasion. Cooper would drive down to them and
threaten to |-ki 1 1 — -if t-hg-^r nn f. df^nart. Approximately two
mnnth.c! a an
observe tne sun set. Cooper approached
ordered them off the mountainside
d-rf-)vp> u p to the cul-de-sac to
and
_^parently some words were exchanged and .
^departed and drove home. Cooper followeS^
his reside'nce and approached him i n his par king lot where an
with
] to
argumen,
finger.
with Cooper poking
in the chest with his'
grabbed Cooper's finger and bent it back.
ordering Cooper off his property or he would call the police.
Cooper retreated to his pickup truck and retrie-v^ed—a—aem:}.
automatic pistol which he cocked and pointed at
him that if he ever saw him again. Cooper would
telling
Kill mm. This
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incident was reported to the Eagar Police Department and a
warrant was issued for the arrest of Cooper for aggravated
assault .
On November 5, 2001, The Apache County Sheriff's Office
(ACSO) attempted, to arrest Cooper via a rouse. Utilizing a pickup
truck with a Lieutenant and female deputy inside and four ACSO
SWAT team members in the bed, parked near Cooper's cul-de-sac. An
ACSO SWAT van was parked at the base of the hill as backup.
Approximately ten-minutes after setting up. Cooper came out of
his residence and drove down to the pickup truck where a verbal
confrontation ensued, with Cooper ordering them off the hillside.
At this point, the four SWAT Team members identified themselves.
Cooper drove away from the scene back to his residence,
followed on foot by at least two of the SWAT Team ^embers from
the bed of the truck. One ACSO Deputy, | I arrived at
Cooper's residence just as Cooper was exiting his truck. Cooper
fired several rounds from a .357 revolver, striking Deputy
Marinas twice in the head. At this point, the second Deputy
arrived and fired nine rounds from his service .45, striking
Cooper numerous times and killing him.
Shortly after the s hooting , I . ^ ^
I I arrived at the residence o j I
and threatened him that as he was the cause of Cooper
being killed, several militia units from California and possibly
other places, would be sending individuals who would kill him and
the law enforcement agencies involved in this incident . According
_ hn raliahla arrnrca information andl
is currently on state probation for providing a
false "International Driving -Permit " to a^D — Arizona Department of
Public Safety (DPS) Officer. In addition, jhas previously
been convicted in California of felony selling ana furni sluing
Marijuana and Hashish. ' Therefore, based on both of these,
is currently a prohibited possessor.
Officer
This -i ■n-Formar-i nri wa
] pulled
3 not known to the’ Arizona DPS when
over several times and discovered a
pistol on the front seat of I [ vehicle. In addition,
laraiaiio^mately a month ago, an Assistant Sc out Master for the
Json, saw two rifles in the trunk of I Ivehicle
along with what appeared to be a couple of cases of ammunition.
Annthp^r reliable source has provided information that
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LEAD(s) :
Set Lead 1:
ALL RECEIVING OFFICES
Contact Domestic Terrorism sources to determine if they
have any information concerning plans to travel to Arizona for
support or to attend the funeral of William Cooper. In addition,
determine whether they have any information concerning
retaliation for the shooting of Cooper — Pi eas e note the deadline
for response due to the expiration of Preliminary Inquiry.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
(Rev. 08-28-2^00)
Ji
Precedence: DEADLINE 11/16/2001
To :
Count terrorism
Attn;
Attn:
Date :
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SA
11/15/2001
DTOU,
Squad 13, Pinetop-La!
fceside RA
From: Milwaukee
Contact: SA
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Title;
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AOT-DT-FI REARMS ;
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Rill Conner - FUG ITIVE (DECEASED) ;
[ FUGITIVE;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS FOR
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
VCMO - FU;
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: No positive information developed by Milwaukee
Division re captioned investigation. Lead considered covered.
Reference :
Serial 9
Details; For information of Phoenix, captioned subjects are
unknown to Domestic Terrorism sources in the Milwaukee Division.
Milwaukee considers this lead covered.
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Set Lead 1:
COUNTERTERRORISM
AT WASHINGTON. DC
Read and clear.
Set Lead 2 :
PHOENIX
AT PINETOP. AZ
Read and clear.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: DEADLINE 11/16/2001
To:’>/^oenix Attn:
From: Kansas City
Pi np>tnn
SA
Date: 11/15/2001
- T.akeaide RA.
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Title :
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PIREARMy
AKA
CHANGED;
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, AKA
Bill Cooner - FUG ITIVE (DECEASED) ;
FUGITIVE;
PUCTTT VE" ■ TfTVEST TGAT I ONS FOR OTHER
FEDERAL AGENCIES;
VCMO - FU
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: No positive information obtained.
Details: Reference Phoenix EC to Counterterrorism, dated
11/07/2001 .
The Kansas City Division has no information to indicate
travel plans to Arizona for support of or to attend the funeral
of William Cooper. There is no known retaliation for the
shooting of Cooper.
Due to deadline of 11/16/2001, Kansas City was unable
to query all domestic terrorism sources. Kansas City will check
remaining sources and if positive information obtained, Phoenix
will be immediately notified.
This lead is considered covered at Kansas City.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
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(Pending) 62E-PX-62617
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
fRev. 10-01-1999)
Precedence: DEADLINE 11/16/2001
To: Phoenix Attn:
From: Little Rock
Squad 5
Contact : SA
Date :
11/16/2001
SA
Approved By:
Drafted By:
Case ID # :
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(Pending)
^2-E-PX-62617 (Pending)
Title :
aka
AOT-DT-FIREARMS
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bell Cooper-FUGIT IVE (DECEASED);
I IF UGITIVE;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
VCMO-FU
Synopsis: To report contact with source.
Details: On 11/14/2001, a Little -Rock confidential informant
(hereinafter source! whn h;=is hpp>n -in 1 -hp "nal-riot and
militia" movement | was
contacted regarding captioned matter.
Th e source advised that he/she had discussed the Coooe r
incident withf
I Source surmised that
Cooper's problem with the Government was personal in nature and
that his views were not representative of the overall militia
movement .
Source did not beli eve that the militia movement would
support any further activity.
no information re travel
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Set Lead 1 : (Adm)
PHOENIX
AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA
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FD-350 (Rev. 5-8-81)
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(Mount Clipping in Space Below)
Officers kill I
militia voice;
deputy shot
Broadcaster was wanted man
By Mark Shaffer
The Arizona Republic
EAGAR — One of the country’s nidst influen-
i tial militia radio broadcasters was killed early
Tuesday in a hail of gunfire when law officers
tried to arrest him on a warrant accusing him of
aggravated assault.
William Milton Cooper, 58, whose apocalyp-
tic, constitutionalist shortwave radio programs
, were a major influence on Oklahoma City bomb-
j; er Timothy McVeigh, was shot to death after
1: Cooper shot and critically wounded an Apache
i County sheriff’s deputy who had tried to arrest
i him, officers said.
i The officer, Robert Marinez, 40, was listed m
! critical condition at St Joseph’s Hospital and
, Medical Center in Phoenix.
1 Apache County Sheriff Brian Hounshell said
' Marinez, a former Marine and Persian Gulf War
1 veteran, was shot twice in the head by what was
believed to be a .45-caliber pistol. The. officer
was expected to survive, Hounshell said, after
undergoing two hours of surgery Tuesday
j morning. Marinez’s skull was fractured, and
surgeoiis removed bone fragments from near
; his brain, the sheriff said.
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MILITIA Broadcaster is killed
From Page A1
' Cooper had been indicted on
feder^ charges of failing to
pay taxes from 1992 to 1994
land became a fugitive after
failing to appear for a U.S. Dis-
trict Court hearing in Phoenix
three years ago.
Scott Garms, Eagar’s police
chief, said he had urged fed-
eral law officers to stay away
from Cooper’s two-story com-
i pound, high on a mesa over-
looking Round Valley, because
militia group members do not
recognize the legitimacy of
federal law officers.
“We certainly didn’t want to
make him a martyr,” Garms
said.
The police chief said the ef-
fort to arrest Cooper became a
local law enforcement matter
in July after Cooper ordered a
local man to leave land that
Cooper did not own atop the
mesa and then followed the
man about two miles to his
home. Cooper then pulled a gun
and pointed it at theman’s face,
Garms said. That resulted in a
' warrant for Cooper’s arrest.
; Seventeen officers were in-
volved in the operation, which
started at 11:40 p.m. Monday,
' Garms and HounsheU said.
;■ Garms said a group of
J undercover officers in a
, pickup truck pretended to be
“people just acting nornial up
there at night” in a ruse to draw
Cooper out of his house to ad-
joining property 200 yards
I away. But Cooper surprised
I the officers by driving, not
a
Fatal gunfight
Militia leader William Miiton Cooper
died in gunfight that-left an Apache
County sheriff’s deputy wounded.
walking, to them, and he never
left the vehicle during a verbal
altercation.
During that confrontation, a
second undercover police ve-
hicle drove to Cooper’s prop-
ertyline and blocked the road,
Garms said. But on the way
back to his house. Cooper
drove off the side of the road
and tried to run over sheriff’s
Sgt., Steve Brown, who dived
out of the way, HounsheU said.
Cooper then parked his vehi-
cle in front of his house, and
Marinez foUowed him toward
his front door while admonish-
ing him to surrender, lioun-
sheU said. Near the door. Coo-
per turned and fired an unde-
termined number of rounds at
Marinez, who was wearing a
buUetproof vestbut no helmet.
HounsheU said, adding that of-
ficers had not seen Cooper’s
handgun before he fired it.
At that point, another sher-
iff’s deputy who had been at
the side of Cooper’s home, ap-
proached Cooper and opened
fire. HounsheU said he cUd not
know where or how many
times Cooper was struck, say-
ing a state Department of Pub-
Uc Safety shooting-review
team had been dispatched to
the site. HoimsheU declined to
identify the officer.
Cooper had said numerous
times on his radio show. Hour
of the Time, and posted on his
Web site, that he had been im-
der siege by “Nazi jackbooted
thugs,” He also had soUcited
donations for what he said was
his fight against the U.S. gov-
ernment, which he said was re-
sponsible for the 1995 bombing
of the Alfred P. Mufrah Fed-
eral BuUding in Oklahoma
City.
“He had vowed that he
would not be taken aUve,” said
Tom McCombs, a spokesman
for the U.S. Marshal’s Service
in Phoenix.
Garms said Cooper’s radio
show had been off the air for
about a month because of a
shortage of money. But in one
of his last programs, Garms
said. Cooper had accused the
federal government of the
Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the
World Ihade Center in New
York City.
Glenn Jacobs, a Round Val-
ley newspaper publisher and
friend of Cooper, said he didn’t
think the poUce operation was
unjustified.
“I think BiU just went nuts.
He was loolmg for m^tyrdom
anyway and swore he woiUd
never surrender,” Jacobs said:
“They had hhn dead to rights
on the aggravated assault.”
Jacobs also said that if the
sheriff’s deputies had aUowed
Cooper to enter his house, I
“they would have had a blood-
bath on their hands.”
“He kept an AK-47 just in-
side his front door by a maga-
zine rack,” Jacobs said.
A spokesman for a group
that tracks mUitias said the
shooting wasn’t surprising giv-
en Cooper’s history. In addition
to his show, he was known
within the mUitia movement
for an influential book caUed
Behold a Pale Horse, in which
he wrote about global eUtes
and conspiracies.
“For more than 3i4 years, he
had been holed up in his house
in Eagar, threatening to MU po-
lice officers ^d federal
agents,” said Mark Potok of the
Southern Poverty Law Center..
“He was talked about as a guy
who talked crazy and made a
lot of threats. The reality is
that people like him- are fre- ,
quently exceedingly danger- 1
ous.”
James Nichols, brother of
Oklahoma bombing co-defend-
ant Tferry Nichols, said during
a 1996 court proceeding that
McVeigh had been a regular
listener of Cooper’s programs
in the months leading up to the
Murrah bombing.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: DEADLINE 11/16/2001
To: Phoenix Attn:
Date: 12/03/2001
PTnp>1-r>n-T.a1ce>Hi{ie RA
SA
From: Portland
AOT-DT- FIREARMS ;
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper- FUGI TIVE (DECEASED) /
I FUGITIVE ;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
VCMO-FU;
Synopsis: To report results of investigation at Portland. Lead
covered .
Reference:
[Serial 9
62E-PX-62617 Serial 98
Details: Investigation at Portland consisted of writer
contacting several local, state and federal agencies, to include
those within the FBI in Portland who work Domestic Terrorism
matters. Those who were contacted had no positive information to
report. Results of this investigation were negative.
Portland considers this lead covered.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
pieV. 08 - 28 - 2000 )
Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 11/29/2001
To : Phoenix
From: Phoenix
Squad 13 , Pi r^el-.nn-T.^k-R.q-i de RA
Contact : SA
Approved By:
Drafted By:
V
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Case ID #: 62E-PX-62617 (Pending)
Title: MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper-FUGITIVE (DECEASED) ;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
VCMO-FUG;
Synopsis: Closure of case due to the death of Milton William
Cooper .
Details: On Tuesday, November 6, 2001, at approximately 12:15
a.m., Milton William Cooper was killed in a shootout with Apache
County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) Deputies at his residence located
in Eagar, Arizona.
In 1998, a federal warrant was issued for the arrest of
Cooper charging him with Income Tax Evasion. As this warrant was
a misdemeanor and due to Cooper's repeated threats of violence
and the belief that Cooper's residence had been converted to a
fortress. Federal Agents chose not to pursue an arrest of Cooper
at his residence.
Cooper self-imposed himself to house arrest for several
years. However, on numerous occasions. Cooper would approach
individuals who had driven up the hillside where his residence
was located and threaten them if they did not depart. Cooper
appeared to become more and more unstable and on at least two
separate occasions. Cooper threatened individuals with a firearm,
including a local doctor whom Cooper followed off the hillside
and approached in the doctor's driveway.
Based upon these incidents, an arrest warrant was
obtained by the Eagar Police Department. On numerous occasions.
Federal Agents recommended against attempting to arrest Cooper at
his residence. However, on the evening of Monday, November 5,
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To: Phoenix From: Phoenix
Re: 62E-PX-62617, 11/29/2001
2001, a plan was set into motion by members of the Apache County
to arrest Cooper near his residence utilizing a ruse.
After the death of Cooper, there was a concern about
retaliation from other individuals, in particularly during
Cooper's funeral. However, the only individual who was making
loud noises concerning Coop er's death is currently on State
probation. This individual, ] was contacted b6
by his Probation Officer and informed that if he associated with b7c
any individuals who had a felony record or was wanted, or if he
created problems, his probation would be revoked and he would be
taken into custody.
A Command Post was set up at the ACSO Round Valley Sub-
station starting the day prior to Cooper's funeral and extending
into the day after the funeral. No incidents were reported by any
law enforcement agency and the Command Post was disassembled.
Based upon the death of Cooper, it is requested that
this case be closed at this time.
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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)
- 1 -
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of transcription 11 / 14 /2 001
Source, who is not in a position to testify, provided the
following information:
On November 06 . 2001, Source was telephonically contacted
by SA I and questioned regarding the Apache County
Sheriff's Office attempted arrest and subsequent gunfight resulting
in the death of Bill Cooper and an Apache County Sheriff's Officer
being wounded. Source advised that Bill Cooper in the past year
had "gone crazy". Source advised that Cooper's illegal radio
program had gotten more and more radical in the last few months.
The local militia and patriot movement of the White Mountain area
has stated that Bill Cooper brought these problems on himself.
So urce advised that the militia/p atriot movement is not interested
in' ''
Source advised that
[
Source advised thatf
land the former Bill Co opei^
1
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1 Source advised that to his knowledoR.
rpuLLXcjtr! r.nnr i l_
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Source advised
that this
1 Source advised thatl
bbtains
money from
Source
Source advised that!
bould be dangerous Tf
attemotina to arrest him due to hi^
1 Soiirr;p> ad'\r-i sf^d t-hpih T ?3rioV(= wi-t-bl
used
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Investigation on 11/06/2001 at Lakeside, Arizona
.62E-PX-62 617
by SA
Date dictated 11/07/2001
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;
62e-PX-6.2(£.i'7-/^S'
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FD-302a(Rev. 10-6-95)
62E-PX-62617
Continuation of FD-302 of
11/06/2001
.Page
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I
advised that F I uti
henchmen . Source advised that the
izes hisT
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fas his
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to keep people in place, to s way
the vote and to influence people b<-» Hr> t-h-inp.Q bhab wanba done I I
I /-I n ! Hi--? j_l I i_j_ I I
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The
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tired of
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acts like his
are
county, he is expected to continue to remain
however, due to his control of the
(Rev. 08-28-2000)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence : ROUTINE
Date: 12/04/2001
Attn: Squad 13,
p-i pc»1-i-iT-v-T,aTrg>g -1 pa
SA
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From: Atlanta
Squad 18 /Joi nt Terrorism Task Force
Contact: SA^
Approved
Drafted By:
Case ID #:
(Pending)
Title:
62E-PX-62617 (Pending)^
aka
AOT - DT - FIREARMS ;
MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Rill Conner- FTTOTTIVE (DECEASED) ;
-FUGITIVE;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS
FOR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
VCMO-FU;
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS
Synopsis: Lead covered to interview domestic terrorism source.
Details: In an electronic communication dated 11/07/01, Phoenix
set a lead to interview sources for information regarding travel
to William Cooper's funeral. An Atlanta source with contacts
among right-wing extremists was asked if he/she had any
information suggesting that Georgia-based people would attend.
The source had said there had been no discussions of the issue in
among those in his/her contact.
Lead covered.
To:
Re :
Phniani v P-ror^
Atlanta
12 / 04/2001
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LEAD(s) ;
Set Lead 1 : (Adm)
PHOENIX
AT PHOENIX. ARIZONA
Read and clear.
ARMED AND DANGEROUS
♦♦
2
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U.S. Departmen^^Mustice
United States Attorney
District of Arizona
4000.US. Courthouse (602) 514-7500
230 North First Avenue FAX: (602) 514-7693
Phoenix, Arizona 85025
March 30, 1999
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
201 East Indianola, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Re: Milton William Cooperl
Dear SAC Gonzalez:
The above-named individuals are both presently fugitives for failing to appear in federal court
pursuant to an indictment charging them both with tax evasion. Arrest warrants have been issued for
both.
Enclosed is a letter from James B . Collie, Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division for the
Internal Revenue Service describing C ooper’ s backg round and his stated intentions to forcefully resist
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any government efforts to arrest him
In connection with these charges. In light of his
clearly stated intentions and his apparent ability to carry those ou t we are ma king every effort to
proceed cautiously in attempting to effect the arrest of Cooper and|
To accomplish that
goal, we have been meeting informally to plan the best way to proceed.
Please consider this letter my formal request for your agency to join our office, the IRS and
the U.S. Marshal’s in a formal task force to safely accomplish this objective. Please feel free to call
me or my Criminal Chief, Tom Hands, if you have any questions concerning this matter. Thank you
for your anticipated coopera^on.
Sincerely yours.
I\9KC
JJR:TPH:vmm
pc: James B. Collie
JOSl de JESUS RI
United States Attorney
District of Arizona
IRIVmA
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U.S. Department^l^ustice
United States Attorney
District of Arizona
4000 U.S. Courthouse (602) 514-7500
230 North First Avenue FAX: (602) 514-7693
Phoenix, Arizona 85025
March 30, 1999
James B. Collie
Chief, Criminal Investigation Division
Internal Revenue Service
210 East Earll Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Re; Cooper 8\
Dear Mr. Collie:
I am writing in response to your letter describing the formation of an informal task force
composed of representatives of this office, your office, the FBI, and the U.S. Marshal’s Service for
the purpose of sharing intelligence concerning the above-named individuals and formulating a plan
for their safe arrest. None of us want another incident like the ones at Waco or Ruby Ridge and we
appreciate your concerns. We will contact both the FBI and the U.S. Marshal’s and formally request
them to assist in this project. Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention.
Sincerely yours.
JOSE de JESUS RIVERA
United States Attorney
District of Arizona
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THOMAS P. HANNIS
Chief, Criminal Section
(Rev. 08-28-2000)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence; ROUTINE
To: Phoenix
Date; 03/12/2002
Attn: ECU
From; Phoenix
Squad 13 , Pir
Contact: Sa[
Approved By:
Drafted By; I
)-Lakeside RA
J:djh
Case^D #; 62E-PX-62617 (Closed)
^ — /p r
<^itle: MILTON WILLIAM COOPER, aka
Bill Cooper- FUGITIVE (DECEASED) ;
FUGITIVE INVESTIGATIONS FOR
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES;
Synopsis; Destruction of evidence.
Administ rative; Per telephone call between SA ^
and AUSaI I and telephone call between Sj) | I and
I of the ECU on March 12, 2002.
Details; This case was closed after the death of Milton William
Cooper during a shootout with Apache County Sheriff's Deputies.
As Cooper is deceased and there will be no pr osecution in this
case, Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) | granted
permission to destroy items found in the Evidence Control Room
(ECU) numbers IBl, legal documents prepared by Bill Cooper and
provided B /-^■P f-ViQ -i /-iQ •nQT-.jT-i-Tno-ni ;
and ICl ,
FBI FACSIMILE
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence :
To : Denver
v/phoenix
From:
ROUTINE
Date: 04/25/2002
Attn:
Sq uad 9
SA
Albany
Squad 5
Contact :
/
Approved By:
Drafted By:
TT-TT
: ck t)C
Case ID #: 52C-DN-61068 (Pending)
62E-PX-62617 (Closed) .
Title :
IK
THEFT OF NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT FROM
FE WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYOMING;
TOP
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ASSISTANCE TO ANOTHER AGENCY
Synopsis: Cover lead set at Albany.
Administra tive :
between Sa I ~
Reference t-i^1 nu 04/74/2002 arjd 04/25/2002,
and SA
Enclosure (s) : Copy of
credit check, military housing
quarters termination oraers , criminal history and Department of
Motor Vehicle (DMV) checks .
Details: On 04/23/2002, SA
ran DMV,
crimi T^ el. history checks in order to identify
New York DMV and crimij=‘-=-^i — Vi-i nbr-n-ir , checks were negative.
1 and
and IdCatS
Choicepoin t documents show a
address as I
with a most current
On 04/24/2002, SA| I went to
to intervievi^
1 Records at
the
Housing Office showl
1 social security
duty station was' the Military Entrance
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To:
Re :
Denver From :^^Albany
52C-DN-61068, 04/25/2002
LEAD(s) :
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DENVER
AT CHEYENNE RA
Read and clear.
Set Lead 2 :
PHOENIX
AT PHOENIX. AZ
Read and clear.
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